Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Ice Cream | 3 pints cream
3 pints cream 1 pint milk 2 eggs, beaten 4 ounces chocolate, grated 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla extract - Italian Chocolate Cake
2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup butter 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate, grated 1 cup cold coffee (liquid) 2 heaping cups browned flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Whites 5 eggs - Chocolate Dominoes
1/2 cup chopped walnut meats 1/2 cup chopped figs 1/2 cup almond paste grated rind of orange 2 squares premium chocolate, melted 1/4 teaspoon salt orange juice sugar - Steamed Chocolate Nut Pudding
2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons Lowney's Premium Chocolate Grated 1/2 cup milk 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup finely chopped nuts 5 egg whites 1 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspo - Chocolate Almond Macaroons
2 egg whites 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup Jordan almonds - Chocolate Cream Pie
1 quart milk 6 eggs, slightly beaten 3/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 8 tablespoons cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 baked 9 inch pie shell - Chocolate Cake | 2 oz chocolate
2 oz chocolate 4 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups flour 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder - Nut Chocolate Caramels
Molasses Chocolate Caramels (see Molasses Chocolate Caramels recipe) 1 cup blanched and chopped almonds or english walnut meats - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating - Reception Chocolate
2 squares sweetened chocolate 4 cups scalded milk Few grains salt Whipped cream
About Chocolate
- Chocolate has been linked to improved mood and emotional state because many scientists believe it boosts endorphin and serotonin levels in the brain
- Dark chocolate has a higher ratio of cacao solids and lower ratio of milk and cacao butter than milk chocolate
- Dark chocolate can increase the blood flow to arteries, and the entire circulatory system
- Dark chocolate contains high antioxidant content which lowers LDL "bad" cholesterol
- Rudolphe Lindt developed a process of using heat and friction to create the smooth chocolate product that we enjoy today
- John Cadbury was one of the first chocolate makers in England and produced chocolate for Queen Victoria
- The production of chocolate expanded dramatically when a Dutch scientist figured out how to make chocolate powder in the early 1800's
- Chocolate was enjoyed strictly by royalty in Europe as a drink with amazing health benefits
- Cacao butter is the natural fat found in the cacao seed also known as the 'Nib'
- The custom of drinking chocolate was passed along from the Mayans to the Europeans
- The cacao tree which bears the fruit that is needed to make chocolate is indigenous to South America and is known as Theobroma cacao
- Chocolate is created by extracting the seeds of the cacao pod, then sunning and fermenting the product
- The Mayans and the Aztecs consumed chocolate in magnificent quantities and often enjoyed it as a cold and spicy drink
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