Chocolate Recipes
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- 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 - 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 Cake | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 4 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately 3/4 cup chocolate, grated - 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 Bread Pudding | 2 cups stale bread crumbs
2 cups stale bread crumbs 4 cups scalded milk 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Pudding
1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 34 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 squares premium chocolate 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Bread Pudding
3/4 cup bread crumbs 2 cups scalded milk 3 squares Lowney's Premium Chocolate melted 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup cold milk 3/4 cup sugar - Chocolate Bread
1/2 pound of powdered sugar 1 ounce of grated chocolate Fine sugar - Chocolate Sticks
2 cups sugar 2 eggs, unbeaten 2 bars bitter chocolate 1 cup walnuts, chopped 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup flour Vanilla 1/2 cup raisins, chopped - Chocolate Pie | 2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 1/3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder
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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