Chocolate Recipes
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- Viennese Thickened Chocolate
4 squares of rich, unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 pints milk 1 teaspoon cornstarch - Reception Chocolate
2 squares sweetened chocolate 4 cups scalded milk Few grains salt Whipped cream - Chocolate Filling for Cake
1/2 cake sweet chocolate, grated 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 egg yolk 1 Tbsp vanilla extract - Chocolate Cookies | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 Tbsp lard 1 cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 ounces chocolate, melted 1 egg, beaten 1/2 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 2 Tbsp sour milk 2-1/2 cups flour Chocolate frosting Walnuts - Chocolate Cream No.1 | 1/4 pound of the best chocolate
1/4 pound of the best chocolate Fine sugar 1 /2 pint of cream - Chocolate Syrup
1/2 pound Cocoa 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Caramel Cake
1/2 cup butter 1 cup milk 2 eggs beaten separately 2 1/2 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Caramel Filling: 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk Y - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating - Chocolate Marshmallows, No. 2 | Marshmallows
Marshmallows Pecan nut meats Canton Ginger Chocolate coating, melted - Chocolate Bavarian Cream
2 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate 1/2 cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1/4 cup cold water 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine 2 cups cream 1/4 teaspoons salt
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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