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Chocolate is Healthy!: Myths, Truths and Delicious Recipes

Chocolate is Healthy!: Myths, Truths and Delicious Recipes

Chocolate is Healthy!: Myths, Truths and Delicious Recipes

Chocolate is Healthy! is a non-fiction book encompassing both the health and food genres teaching the audience about debunking myths and fallacies regarding chocolate and introducing them to the wonders of what chocolate can do for them. Each of the myths, fallacies and health benefits will be discussed in detail and each of these facts will be backed with up information from major studies. There will also be a final chapter on what chocolate is doing to the health of the environment and what some of the world’s finest chocolatiers are doing to help. Also incorporated in Chocolate is Healthy! is a compilation of approximately thirty dark chocolate recipes and photos to salivate over and to work into their lifestyle.

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Posted by Chocoholic - January 25, 2012 at 8:41 am

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Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier

Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier

Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier

If you’ve ever had a fantasy of living on a Maine island, this book is for you. It,s just icing on the cake it that is also happens to involve chocolate. Kate Shaffer and her husband moved to remote Isle au Haut nearly seven years ago. Once there, they were inspired to open a chocolate company and cafe featuring delicious chocolate and fresh Maine ingredients. Now their products are shipped all over the world ~ and their island cafe is a true Maine destination. This armchair travel log and cookbook all in one describes the fantasies ~ and fantastic realities ~ of island life in Maine while featuring more than forty-five of Shaffer,s delicious recipes for her renowned chocolates and chocolate-inspired recipes from her seasonal cafe.

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Posted by Chocoholic - January 24, 2012 at 9:43 am

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The Art of Chocolate: Techniques and Recipes for Simply Spectacular Desserts and Confections

The Art of Chocolate: Techniques and Recipes for Simply Spectacular Desserts and Confections

This is not just a book of masterful recipes, tips, techniques, and meticulously detailed, easy-to-follow instructions. It is an extravagant paean to decadent desserts. Filled with luscious creations and lavish artistry-Chocolate Swan Truffles, Enchanted Forest Torte-this definitive guide to working with chocolate is unusual because it is written with beginners in mind. A cooking teacher with decades of experience, Elaine Gonzalez has devised innovative techniques to put the art of working with chocolate within everyone’s reach. After mastering a few basics, any cook can create shimmering cakes, seductive truffles, and amazing chocolate sculptures. With The Art of Chocolate, even novices will soon roll, curl, twist, coax, and nudge chocolate to dizzying heights of fantasy.

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Posted by Chocoholic - November 22, 2011 at 9:34 am

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The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes

The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes

More than two hundred years ago, the great Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus christened the cacao tree Theobroma cacao, “food-of-the-gods cacao.” Truly, chocolate is the closest thing we mortals have to ambrosia. But not all chocolate is created equal, a fact we instinctively know when we bite into an exceptional piece of chocolate. What qualities set artisanal chocolate apart from mass-marketed brands? How does chocolate impact our health? How will the rising popularity of microbatch chocolate affect the industry? To find out, The New Taste of Chocolate, Revised takes us on a journey beginning with Maya and Aztec chocolate rituals, followed by exploring the significance of cacao through the ages, up through groundbreaking contemporary genetic discoveries.

Going far beyond the scope of anything currently written about chocolate, this definitive illustrated reference has been revised and expanded to immerse chocolate lovers in the rich history and science of the cacao bean. Celebrated author, scholar, and chocolate expert Maricel E. Presilla introduces us to the broad array of cacao cultivars, meticulously covering the latest research, then explores the art of cacao farming and the people who dedicate their lives to cultivating the precious cacao pods. She also elucidates the harvesting, fermenting, and drying practices that create subtle distinctions in the tastes of particular strains of cacao. From the burnished reds and shocking yellows of the cacao fruits to the deep mahoganies and milky tans of the finished product, we follow cacao from bean to bar, each incarnation as luscious as the next.

More than just a cultural and natural history of our most coveted indulgence, The New Taste of Chocolate, Revised includes a new collection of Maricel Presilla’s savory recipes plus sweet contributions from internationally renowned pastry chefs and chocolatiers. Presilla dissects buzzwords such as single origin and estate grown, illuminates chocolate trends gaining traction with manufacturers and connoisseurs, and predicts what the future holds for chocolate as a globally celebrated delicacy. With stunning new full color photography and rare archival prints throughout, this comprehensive and gorgeous book will help chocoholics cultivate an appreciation for the infinite subtleties of their favorite culinary delight.

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Posted by Chocoholic - November 11, 2011 at 9:58 am

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Q&A: Any recipes for an awesome tasting chocolate cake?

Question by *genius*: Any recipes for an awesome tasting chocolate cake?
I need a really good recipe for a chocolate cake. I’m having a few friends over and I need a good cake recipe. If you give me a recipe please make sure you have tried it before please.

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Answer by Patty1313
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pans
3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for pans
1/2 cup boiling water
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk

1.Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange two racks in center of oven. Butter three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment. Dust bottoms and sides of pans with cocoa powder; tap out any excess. Sift cocoa into a medium bowl, and whisk in boiling water. Set aside to cool.

2.In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on low speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down sides twice. Beat in vanilla. Drizzle in eggs, a little at a time, beating between each addition until the batter is no longer slick, scraping down the sides twice.

3.In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk milk into reserved cocoa mixture. With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour and cocoa mixtures to the batter, a little of each at a time, starting and ending with flour mixture.

4.Divide batter evenly among the three prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center of each layer comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes, rotating the pans for even baking. Transfer layers to wire racks; let cool, 15 minutes. Turn out cakes, and return to racks, tops up, until completely cool.

5.Remove parchment from bottoms of cakes. Reserve the prettiest layer for the top. Place one cake layer on a serving platter; spread 1 1/2 cups chocolate frosting over the top. Add the second cake layer, and spread with another 1 1/2 cups frosting. Top with third cake layer. Cover outside of cake with the remaining 3 cups frosting. Serve.

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Posted by Chocoholic - November 8, 2011 at 3:30 pm

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One-Pot Chocolate Desserts: 50 Recipes for Making Chocolate Desserts from Scratch Using a Pot, A Spoon, and a Pan

One-Pot Chocolate Desserts: 50 Recipes for Making Chocolate Desserts from Scratch Using a Pot, A Spoon, and a Pan

Forget everything you ever learned about making and baking chocolate desserts.  Using Andrew Schloss and Ken Bookman’s time-saving one-pot method, all you need are a pot, a spoon, and a pan to make these fifty delicious chocolate desserts.  Gone are the electric mixer, the arsenal of bowls and utensils, the sifting of dry ingredients, and the separating of eggs.  Instead, mix all the ingredients in one pot and pour the batter into a pan.  That’s it.  Every layer cake, brownie, tart, and mousse is ready to pop into the oven in less than ten minutes.

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Posted by Chocoholic - November 5, 2011 at 3:26 pm

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The Essential Cookbook on Homemade Chocolate Recipes

The Essential Cookbook on Homemade Chocolate Recipes

The Essential Cookbook on Homemade Chocolate Recipes

This book includes several different recipes including:

Plain Chocolate (For Drinking)

Chocolate, Vienna Style

Breakfast Cocoa

Chocolate Layer Cake

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Marble Cake

Chocolate Glacé Cake

Chocolate Glacé

Chocolate Biscuit

Chocolate Wafers

Cinderella Cakes

Chocolate Éclairs

and much much more!

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