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Chocolate Dessert Recipe Collection
Looking for some chocolate recipes to add to your collection? If you're a chocoholic or cook for someone who is, you'll find some popular and classic recipes at Get Dessert Recipes to satisfy even the most demanding chocolate lover.
Baron von Liebig, one of the best-known writers on dietetics, wrote:
"Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as delicious, a beneficient restorer
of exhausted power; but its quality must be good and it must be
carefully prepared. It is highly nourishing and easily digested, and is
fitted to repair wasted strength, preserve health, and prolong life."
The quality must be good. If you plan to make a chocolate dessert, the quality of your creation will depend on the quality of your ingredients, especially the chocolate you choose.
The term "Cocoa," a corruption of "Cacao," is almost universally used in
English-speaking countries to designate the seeds of the small tropical
tree known to botanists as Theobroma Cacao, from which a great variety
of preparations under the name of cocoa and chocolate for eating and
drinking are made.
The name "Chocolatl" is nearly the same in most
European languages, and is taken from the Mexican name of the drink,
"Chocolate" or "Cacahuatl." The Spaniards found chocolate in common use
among the Mexicans at the time of the invasion under Cortez in 1519, and
it was introduced into Spain immediately after.
In the American chocolate industry:
- Cocoa is the solids of the cacao bean
- Cocoa butter is the fat component
- Chocolate is a combination of the solids and the fat
It is the solid and fat combination, sweetened with sugar and other ingredients (e.g., vanilla), that is made into chocolate bars and which is commonly referred to as chocolate by the public.
A Tip in Regard to Chocolate
The best flavor to add to chocolate is vanilla; next to that, cinnamon.
Beyond these two things one should use great caution, as it is very easy
to spoil the fine natural flavor of the bean. Chocolate absorbs odors
readily; therefore it should be kept in a pure, sweet atmosphere. As
about eleven per cent. of the chocolate bean is starch, chocolate and
cocoa are of a much finer flavor if boiled for a few minutes. Long
boiling, however, ruins their flavor and texture.
Check Out These Chocolate Dessert Recipes
Vienna Chocolate Bars
The Vienna Chocolate Bar recipe for anyone who loves to mix fruit with chocolate. The raspberry jelly adds just the right touch to this delightful treat. Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 2 egg yolks 1 1/2...
Rich Chocolate Brownies
These rich chocolate brownies are great by themselves, covered in chocolate syrup or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Ingredients: 3/4 cups flour 1/4 t. salt 1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate...
Award Winner Brownies
Theres no greater prize for a cook than having everyone ask for seconds...or thirds. You can be sure theyll be back for more of these award-winning brownies. Ingredients 2 Eggs 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla...
Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting
It takes a lot to be the best. Try this chocolate cake with fudge frosting recipe and give your own verdict. We think youll agree. Ingredients: 2 c Flour 2 c Sugar 1/2 c Shortening 3/4 c Water 3/4 c...
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