Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Frosting
4 egg whites 3 cups powdered sugar Nearly 1 cup chocolate, grated - Chocolate Blanc Mange No. 1
2 tablespoons gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 4 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate 2 cups scalded milk 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - Plain Chocolate Icing
4 Tbsps grated chocolate 3 Tbsps milk or cream 1 Tbsp water 3 1/2 ounces sugar - Chocolate Cake | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs, separated 1 cup milk 5 tsps baking powder 3 ounces chocolate, melted 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour - Chocolate Pie | 2 cups milk
2 cups milk Yolks of 2 eggs 2/3 of a cup of sugar 2 tablespoons of corn starch 2 tablespoons of grated chocolate 2 tablespoons of white sugar - 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 - Chocolate Bread Pudding | 1 pint milk
1 pint milk 4 Tbsps chocolate, grated 2 Tbsps butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 egg whites 2 egg yolks, beaten 1 1/2 cups stale breadcrumbs, soaked in 2/3 cup water 2 Tbsps powdered sugar Vanilla extract - Chocolate Cake | 3 eggs
3 eggs 1 slice of butter, one inch thick 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt the following ingredients in saucepan together: 5 heap - Chocolate Marshmallows, No. 2 | Marshmallows
Marshmallows Pecan nut meats Canton Ginger Chocolate coating, melted
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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