chocolate recipes
Never Fail Toffee
November 21, 2012
Toffee is defined as a confection made by means of caramelizing sugar or molasses together with butter, and sometimes flour. You heat such mixture until the temperature reaches the hard crack stage of 300 to 310 °F (149 to 154 °C). While being prepared (soft crack stage), toffee is sometimes mixed with nuts or raisins, and in this case, almonds.
The origins of the term “toffee” are not known. However, food writer Harold McGee claims that it was "from the Creole for a mixture of sugar and molasses", but which creole word isn't specified. Quick fun fact, a restaurant in the Cayman Islands is so famous for its sticky toffee pudding they named the street after it.
Here's the recipe! Make it and have it! Share it with friends and loved ones, or be selfish today and have it all to yourself. Haha! It's always your call.
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Cocoa Rum Balls
November 14, 2012
Since I just stumbled upon a photo of a pin-up girl captioned “I tried to make you a batch of rum balls, but now they’re just balls and I’m drunk,” I decided to make this the recipe of the week because it kind of cracked me up. And I like it when I crack up.
Rum balls are deemed the perfect indulgence for adults. These sweet and chewy no-bake cookies (or candies?) are crushed cookie crumbs, cocoa powder, confectioners’ sugar, light corn syrup (liquid glucose syrup), and rum, all rolled into balls.
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French Chocolate Cake
November 7, 2012
This recipe is a simple yet head-tilting good, it's French chocolate cake. It is dessert's version of the little black dress that every girl should have in her repertoire.
All its tender layers, the enchanting fudge filling and a light and airy frosting will be an explosion of yumminess in your mouth. If you happen to be a true blue chocolate lover like myself, then there’s no reason you won't enjoy this treat.
It's how you'd like your French homemade cake, dense and delicious. A European sponge cake, of course with a different texture than its American counterparts. It is perfect dusted with confectioners' sugar or a bit of grated chocolate and a ring of whipped topping.
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Chewy Chocolate Rolls
October 31, 2012
Trick-or-treating is a tradition for children on Halloween in a lot of countries. Children go from house to house dressed in costumes and ask for treats like candies. The magical question is "Trick or treat?", with the “trick being a threat to pull naughtiness on the owner of the house if they don’t get their 'treat.'”
Halloween is that sweet time of the year when little kids are allowed to devour the candies they have collected. This treat could be one of them!
| Chewy Chocolate Rolls • 2 tablespoons butter • 1/2 cup light corn syrup • 2 ounces chocolate, melted • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 3/4 cup powered dry milk • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 3 cups powdered sugar Mix together butter, syrup, chocolate, vanilla, powdered milk, and salt. Gradually add powdered sugar; mix and knead. Roll out in 3/4- inch rolls, cut into 2 1/2-inch lengths.Let stand for about one hour, then wrap in plastic wrap. |
Happy Halloween! 🙂
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
October 24, 2012
The number of oatmeal cookie recipes probably equals the number of all the cookie bakers on the face of the planet. Yup, I know it, you know it, we all know it. It’s not exactly a rare treat. However, it never ceases to make us yearn for more.
Oatmeal's reputation in the health department is pretty much established already. It's particularly known for being good for the heart. It’s just as good in lowering cholesterol and stabilizing sugar in the blood. It's not too shabby in helping boost the immune system, either.
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Chocolate Cranberry Cake
October 19, 2012
Chocolate and fruit pairing has become commonplace, and the reason for it is simply because chocolate and fruits generally go scrumptiously well together. Chocolate and cranberries are a good example.
Some say there are only three common fruits that can trace their roots back to North American soil – the blueberry, the Concord grape, and the cranberry. (I thought that was interesting, but whether this is actually true or not, is irrelevant to this post.) Today we're considering the cranberry.
The cranberry is flexible in its use. These fruits are often served on Thanksgiving and Christmas tables, but could and should be consumed every day! Not only do they taste divine, cranberries are also known for their nutritional benefits such as vitamin C. They are also packed with antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
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Chocolate Brandy Cream
October 10, 2012
Here is an honest-to-goodness cream recipe. It involves two ingredients that hold a special place in my heart, chocolate and brandy. The luscious taste of chocolate, vanilla, and brandy all combined is totally head-tilting good.
This rich-flavored chocolate brandy cream recipe will definitely sweep you off your feet. It has the mouth-watering taste of chocolate mixed with a little vanilla essence and, of course, brandy. Then the chocolaty mixture folds into a rich cream and is chilled to perfection.
You can use this as a garnish for your favorite cakes or pies. Kick your favorite dessert’s goodness up a notch!
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Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
October 3, 2012
Even when your cake's icing has no butter in it, it should still sweep you off your feet.
There is a great cake that focuses on sour cream and melted chocolate, in both the cake and the frosting. And I had this Sour Cream Chocolate Cake recipe all set to go out to you today.
It's wonderful! You are bound to experience the silkiest icing ever as it glides onto the cake wonderfully. You could actually have the whole thing frosted in a jiffy and it’s most likely going to turn out stunning!
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Cookies and Cream Truffles
September 26, 2012
Cookies and cream are a match made in heaven, yes. It's like they're made and meant for each other. Anyone who gets a taste of this combination almost never forgets it. Yes, I see you nodding in agreement.
Cookies and Cream (or Cookies 'n Cream) is actually a specific variety of ice cream and milkshake which is based on flavoring from chocolate cookies. It has been dubbed as the "King Kong of Ice Cream" as it was able to rocket to the top of the World's Favorite Ice Cream Flavor list when it was released.
Now here’s a recipe of this beloved pairing made into a truffle.
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