Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Mounds
1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup mayonnaise 4 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups unsifted flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup confectioner's or granulated sugar - Chocolate
1 tablespoon chocolate 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup milk - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Cake | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 ounces chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla - 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 - Dan's Chocolates chocolate enrobed brownies
1 package standard brownie mix 2.5 cups Dan's Chocolates chocolate chips - semi-sweet 63% cacao 1/2 cup Dan's CHocolates white chips - Chocolate Fudge, No 1 | 2 cups sugar
2 cups sugar 1 cup milk 1/4 cup cocoa Pinch of soda Vanilla to taste 2 Tbsps butter 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped - 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 - Plain Chocolate Icing
4 Tbsps grated chocolate 3 Tbsps milk or cream 1 Tbsp water 3 1/2 ounces sugar - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating
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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