Gorgeous Chocolate!

The Chocolate Connoisseur July 13th, 2007

German chocolate cake is a four-layer cake with a large amount of coconut in the icing. The cake is usually topped with a coconut pecan topping. This cake was not actually invented by the Germans, and actually a person from Dallas, Texas, first sent the recipe to a newspaper in 1957. The name German chocolate cake comes from the type of chocolate that was used to make it. Baker’s Sweet Chocolate was used in the first recipe. In 1852, a man named Sam German developed the baking chocolate that is known today as Baker’s Chocolate. The German style chocolate has a sweeter taste and is the same consistency as milk chocolate. German chocolate can now be purchased in grocery stores in the baking supply area.

Ingredients:

· 2 cups sugar
· 1 cup shortening
· 4 egg yolks
· 1 cup buttermilk
· 2 ½ cups flour
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 4 squares German chocolate (1 ounce)
· ½ cup boiling water
· 4 egg whites
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The Chocolate Connoisseur June 18th, 2007

Chocolate mousse is a light and fluffy dessert. The main ingredients are chocolate - usually dark rich chocolate is used - heavy cream and sugar.

Chocolate Mousse Recipe

This recipe will yield 8 servings.
Ingredients
· 2 cups chilled heavy cream
· 4 large egg yolks
· 3 tablespoons white sugar
· 1 teaspoon vanilla
· 7oz finely chopped bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
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The Chocolate Connoisseur June 14th, 2007

Chocolate fudge is a decadent treat that has been enjoyed for many years. There are many different recipes for chocolate fudge. With an assortment of ingredients that can be added to the fudge mixture, there seems to be an endless variety of flavors to try.

One recipe that seems to produce almost perfect chocolate fudge every time is this one.

Creamy Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients
1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow crème
1 ½ cups white sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
¼ cup butter
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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The Chocolate Connoisseur May 21st, 2007

Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate or any type of chocolate has been one of the most popular confections for people of any age for many years. Studies in scientific journals now say that dark chocolate is a healthy chocolate, so people who love to eat dark chocolate will never need to feel guilty again. Studies show that just two ounces, or fifty grams, of plain, dark chocolate, containing seventy percent chocolate solids, has a health benefit. It offers protection against high blood pressure, heart disease and other heath hazards by removing free radicals from the blood so that it circulates through the body more freely. Many people have always eaten dark chocolate because they love the taste so these newly discovered health benefits are a bonus.

Many wonderful recipes call for dark chocolate. A deep dark chocolate soufflé is a great dessert to serve family or company and is easy to make.

Ingredients

· ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons of white sugar
· ½ cup of cocoa
· ¼ cup softened butter
· ¼ cup of all-purpose flour
· 1 cup milk
· 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
· 4 eggs, separated

Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Butter a 6-cup soufflé dish and then coat, using one tablespoon of sugar. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour and cocoa, add butter and then mix well. Using a medium saucepan, heat the milk until very hot, reduce the heat and add your cocoa mixture. Beat this until it is thick and smooth, remove from the heat, and stir in a half-cup of sugar and then the vanilla. Cool this slightly and start adding the egg yolks individually, beating well after each one. Let this mixture sit until it reaches room temperature. In a large bowl, mix the egg whites until foamy, gradually adding the last two tablespoons of sugar and beating until the mixture is stiff. Stir in a little beaten egg white into the chocolate mixture and then fold the chocolate mixture into the rest of the egg whites. Carefully pour this into your six-cup soufflé dish and bake for forty to forty-five minutes, until puffed. Serve this wonderful deep dark chocolate soufflé immediately with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

A quick and easy dark chocolate topping for ice cream or any dessert requires only two cups of dark chocolate chips, one cup of whipping cream and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. In a medium, microwave-safe mixing bowl, stir together the whipping cream, dark chocolate chips and microwave this on high. Stir after one minute and continue heating and stirring if necessary, to melt any remaining chips. Serve this wonderful topping over ice cream for a taste-treat sensation.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur April 16th, 2007

The smell of a chocolate chip cookie baked in the oven brings back wonderful childhood memories to many people. Years ago, hot chocolate with a chocolate chip cookie was a perfect way to end a day of playing in the snow, a snowball fight with friends, making snowmen, ice-skating, tobogganing, or even a walk in the falling snow. To this day it is still a very popular tradition. Unlike years ago, today there are many delicious varieties and flavors of chocolate chip cookie. For anyone that loves fruit, try a cherry chocolate chip cookie or banana chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate lovers will find double chocolate chip cookies and double chocolate chip cookies delectable. Other versions are oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and mint chocolate chip cookies - or experiment by adding other mouth-watering morsels, such as candy bar pieces, candy cane, raisins, chucks of dark or milk chocolate, coconut or espresso beans. A gourmet chocolate chip cookie bar or chocolate chip cookie pie is a wonderful taste experience you will not forget.

The following recipe for soft, double chocolate chip cookies is always a huge hit at home, work or special functions. It makes approximately two dozen incredible cookies.

Ingredients

· ½ cup butter or margarine
· 2 ½ squares of unsweetened chocolate (one ounce squares)
· 2 cups of all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon of baking powder
· ½ teaspoon of baking soda
· 1 ¼ cups white sugar
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 2 eggs
· 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
· 2/3 cup sour cream

Before making your chocolate chip recipe, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Over a double broiler or in the microwave, melt together the butter and squares of unsweetened chocolate, stirring until smooth. In a mixing bowl, sift together baking powder, baking soda, flour and salt and set aside. Using a medium-size mixing bowl, beat the eggs, vanilla and sugar until light and then pour in the melted chocolate mixture, stirring well. Add the dry sifted ingredients and sour cream alternately and then the chocolate chips. Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for eight to ten minutes. Remove from the oven, cool and store in an airtight container. Grab a glass of milk, a few chocolate chip cookies and relax.

If you want to do something fun with your children, let them help you bake a batch of luscious chocolate chip cookies. It will be a bonding, memorable experience and eating the finished product will certainly be a hit. Kids can be a little messy, so keep it relaxed and fun. It will not take a lot of time to get your kitchen back into shape after the cookies are ready to eat. What a great way to spend time with your children.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur April 11th, 2007

When you need to choose a small gift for someone and have absolutely no idea what to give him or her, or you are just looking for the perfect gift, chocolate candy is always a hit. Nothing is as delicious as the creamy, sweet, scrumptious taste of chocolate. Chocolate comes in a huge variety of forms such as boxed chocolates, chocolate bars, chocolate gift baskets, and chocolate easter eggs and rabbits. A chocolate candy gift can be a box of inexpensive, delicious chocolates or extravagant, mouth-watering Belgian chocolate truffles, which make a person swoon with delight. Due to the popularity of chocolates, there are countless chocolate candy brands in today’s market. Walking into a chocolate candy store is a fantastic experience, with the wonderful smells and delightful sight of chocolate candy, in a huge array of choices. There are rows of chocolate-filled candies, chocolate candy novelties, chocolate bars, chocolate fudge, and chocolate baskets, just to name a few.

This coconut chocolate candy recipe is easy to make and yields approximately one hundred servings.

Ingredients

· 1 pound flaked coconut
· 1 ½ pounds of semi-sweet chocolate chips or morsels
· ¾ cup butter
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
· 5 2/3 cups powdered sugar
· ½ teaspoon salt
· 1 pound finely ground pecans
· 3 ounces of paraffin

Over low heat, melt the butter in a large saucepan but be sure not to allow it to brown. Remove from heat, whisk in the salt, vanilla and condensed milk, and then quickly mix in the pecans, coconut and powdered sugar, using your hands. In a 9 x 13 inch baking pan coated with vegetable spray, transfer in the candy mixture, patting it in firmly. Cover and store this in your refrigerator overnight. The next day, using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips and paraffin. Remove the coconut candy from the refrigerator and cut into one-inch pieces. Dip the coconut candy in the chocolate, using a toothpick, to coat. Place these on waxed paper and leave to harden in the refrigerator. Your friends and family will love this wonderful chocolate candy treat.

Fudge nougats is another chocolate candy that people love and is easy and quick to make.

Ingredients

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 2 cups of sugar
· ¾ cup nuts of your choice
· ½ cup margarine
· ¾ cup flour
· 1 cup evaporated milk
· 1 cup dark or milk chocolate chips
· I cup crushed graham crackers

Over medium heat, bring evaporated milk, margarine and sugar to a boil and then continue boiling for eight minutes. Remove this from the heat and stir in the flour, chocolate chips, vanilla, nuts, and crushed graham crackers. Spread this into a buttered pan and the let cool. Cut into desired pieces.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur April 10th, 2007

It’s snowy and cold outside and the children’s cheeks are rosy as they build a snowman, toss snowballs or just play in the snow. When they come in out of the cold, get out the hot chocolate mix and cookies, because mugs of hot chocolate warm them up and cookies are perfect for any occasion. There are several types of instant hot chocolate mixes available, such as hot chocolate with marshmallows, sugar-free hot chocolate and dark hot chocolate. You only need to add boiling water to most of these mixes, although some people prefer to add their own final touch, such as whipped cream, a little milk or even large, fluffy marshmallows. Other people prefer making their own hot chocolate mix, which is very easy to do and great for giving as a gift. This recipe for hot chocolate mix makes seventeen cups.

Ingredients:

· 2 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder
· 1 jar (6 ounces) powdered non-dairy creamer
· 10-2/3 cups of instant non-fat powdered milk
· 4 cups of powdered sugar
· 1 bag of miniature marshmallows

Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together until blended well. Store your hot chocolate mix in an airtight container or, if giving this as a gift, place into small glass jars. For an individual serving, in one cup of hot water or hot milk, stir in three tablespoons of hot chocolate mix.

A wonderful, creamy, rich drink to serve family and friends or even to pamper yourself, while you curl up in a comfortable chair, is a steaming cup of hot chocolate made from a special gourmet hot chocolate mix. This Belgian gourmet hot chocolate mix is a sumptuous luxury that will delight any chocolate lover while being very easy to make. Serve with a dollop of real whipped cream for a heavenly experience. The recipe makes approximately six servings.

Ingredients:

· 4 cups of milk
· 7 ounces of a Belgian bittersweet chocolate, chopped into tiny pieces
· 1 vanilla bean, which you split lengthwise

In a saucepan, combine the milk and vanilla bean and cook over medium heat until bubbles appear around the edge. Reduce the heat, add the Belgian chocolate and whisk until the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat, remove the vanilla bean and add a little more milk if it is a little too thick. Whisk the hot chocolate vigorously to produce foam. Pour this delicious hot chocolate mix into cups or mugs, add a dollop of whipped cream, marshmallows or even chocolate whipped cream, and enjoy. Try experimenting with different types of chocolate or flavorful additives, such as mint, cinnamon sticks or other delicious toppings. To crown the experience, just find some lovely fine porcelain pots and cups for serving your own special hot chocolate mix to family and friends.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur March 29th, 2007

Chocolate mint is a very popular form of flavored chocolate, created by combining plain chocolate and mint flavorings such as spearmint, crème de menthe or peppermint. There is also a hybrid mint plant called ‘chocolate mint’ that is a herb which smells and tastes like a chocolate and mint combination. You find chocolate mint in a large variety of food products such as ice cream, mints, hot chocolate, cookies and candy. Cheesecake is certainly the favorite dessert of many people and chocolate mint cheesecake is no different. Cheesecakes are luscious desserts and great for any occasion such as family dinners, weddings, birthdays or baby showers.

In a cracker crust, cream cheese, lemon juice, eggs, vanilla essence, sour cream and sugar are the ingredients found in traditional cheesecake but many people have their own variations. Some of the popular cheesecake flavors are chocolate mint, lemon, strawberry and peach. There are some very important steps to follow when making a cheesecake. Many people are not aware that these tips can make the difference between a wonderful cheesecake and one that falls apart.

Tips

• Use only fresh, top quality ingredients
• Use only real pasteurized cream cheese
• If the cream cheese is frozen, microwave for about 45 seconds on high to soften
• The ingredients, especially the eggs and cream cheese, should be room temperature. This is such an important tip because, without it, you will never have a smooth cheesecake
• Never bake the fruit but add it on top later, so it retains its flavor, freshness and color
• Never, ever, open the oven door to peek at the cheesecake before it is finished or it will crack or fall apart
• Once the cheesecake finishes baking, turn the oven off but leave the cheesecake in the oven for another half an hour, to get perfectly moist, puffed cheesecake

In this chocolate mint cheesecake recipe, you make the crust by combining 3 tablespoons of melted butter or margarine, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 cup of chocolate wafer crumbs. Press this into a nine-inch pan, bake for ten minutes in a 350 degrees F oven and cool.

Chocolate Mint Cheesecake Ingredients

• 24 ounces softened cream cheese
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup of sugar
• 1 cup melted mint chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

In a large bowl, combine the sugar and cream cheese, mixing on medium until blended well. One at a time, add the eggs and mix well after each one. Blend in the vanilla, mint chocolate, and pour this into the crust. Bake in a preheated 350F degree oven for fifty minutes and then turn the oven off and leave your chocolate mint cheesecake in the oven an additional half hour.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur March 14th, 2007

Almost everyone loves the taste of chocolate and has a personal favorite, such as sweet milk chocolate, dark, bitter chocolate, white chocolate, or even fancy Belgian chocolate. With the huge selection of chocolate available today, there is definitely chocolate perfect for everyone’s taste. The wonderful aroma of luscious chocolate tantalizes a person’s taste buds and the melt-in-your mouth taste of creamy chocolate makes anyone’s day. There is chocolate perfect to give as gifts on special occasions such as Valentines Day, anniversaries and birthdays. There are chocolate-shaped roses, hearts and delicious chocolate cakes and chocolate fudge.

Chocolate is a wonderful way to let someone know how much he or she means to you. Making luscious chocolate fudge to give as a gift does not have to be a difficult and challenging job. There are many easy recipes available for beginners, to the more advanced chocolate fudge recipes for experienced cooks. Here are two chocolate fudge recipes, one that is easy while the second recipe is a little more challenging - but they are both scrumptious.

It is fun to use different chocolate chip types such as peanut butter/chocolate chips or caramel/chocolate chips for a different flavor. Instead of, or along with, the chopped nuts, try M & M’s or miniature marshmallows in the following easy recipe.

Ingredients

· 1 ¼ cups of chopped nuts
· 1 can of condensed milk
· 12 ounces of chocolate chips
· 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Combine the condensed milk and chocolate chips together in a double broiler, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla and nuts and pour into an 8” square buttered pan. Chill until firm and then cut into pieces.

This chocolate fudge recipe is a little more difficult but heavenly to eat. The ingredients needed are:

· 1 pound each of semi-sweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips
· 1 can of evaporated milk (12 ounces)
· 2 ½ tablespoons butter
· 2 cups of chopped nuts
· 1 pint of marshmallow cream
· 4 cups of sugar

In a large bowl, combine butter, marshmallow cream, milk and semi-sweet chocolate and nuts, and then set aside. In a large saucepan, over medium heat, mix together sugar and evaporated milk. Stirring constantly, bring this to a boil for four minutes. Remove from the heat and immediately pour this hot mixture in the bowl with the chocolate mixture, stirring with a large wooden spoon until well blended. In a buttered 9 x 13 inch baking pan, pour in the fudge, smooth, let cool for approximately six hours, then cut, and serve. This wonderful chocolate fudge will be a hit with your family and friends and is great for gift giving.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur March 12th, 2007

A chocolate dessert is perfect for any occasion and always a big hit, whether it is for the family after a meal or you take it to a special event or dinner. Here are two chocolate dessert recipes that are delicious and easy to make. The first is a chocolate dessert pudding.

Chocolate Dessert Pudding

Chocolate Crust Ingredients

· 1 ½ cups of flour
· 1 ½ sticks of butter
· 1 ½ cups of chopped nuts such as walnuts or pecans

Combine the butter, flour, and chopped nuts and press into a cake pan that is 13 x 9 x 2 inches. Bake for fifteen minutes in a 350F degree oven. Remove this and let it cool.

Filling

· 1 cup of cool whip
· 1 cup of confectioners sugar
· 8 ounces of cream cheese

Combine these three ingredients and then spread this on the chocolate crust.

Pudding Filling

· 3 cups of cold 2% milk or whole milk
· 2 packages of chocolate instant pudding
· 1 cup of cool whip

Combine the milk and instant pudding, mix and then pour this onto the top of the filling. Top with cool whip and then refrigerate. This chocolate dessert pudding is scrumptious.

The second recipe is a chocolate dessert cake that will draw raves from everyone lucky enough to have a piece. This is great alone or served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipping cream.

Chocolate Dessert Cake

Ingredients

· 2 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
· 2 cups of granulated sugar
· 2/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa
· ½ teaspoon of baking powder
· 1 teaspoon of salt
· 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda
· ¾ cup of water
· 3 eggs
· ½ cup of oil
· 8 ounces (1 container) of sour cream

Start by preheating the oven to 350 F degrees and then flour and grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly and then add the oil, water and eggs. Beat with a mixer at medium speed for approximately two minutes, and then add the sour cream, stirring well. Pour this into the baking pan, and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

An easy and delicious chocolate dessert frosting that is wonderful with chocolate dessert cake contains 1/3 cup of margarine or butter, 4 ½ cups of sifted powdered sugar, ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla and ¼ cup of milk. Beat the margarine or butter until fluffy, mix in the unsweetened cocoa powder and only 1½ cups of the powdered sugar. Add the vanilla and milk, mixing well. Beat in the remaining 3 cups of powdered sugar. Add a little more milk if you find it a little difficult to spread.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur March 9th, 2007

The words ‘Belgian chocolate’ bring a smile to people’s faces and make their taste buds salivate. Whether you add rich, dark, decadent chocolate to fresh fruits, cereal, bake with it, drink it or use it on pastries, there is nothing as delectable to a person’s taste buds as chocolate, especially Belgian Chocolate. Many believe that Belgian chocolate is the best gourmet chocolate in the world. Even the Swiss, known for their own excellent, high quality chocolate, originally imported the basic recipe from Belgian chefs.

Old world manufacturing techniques and high quality ingredients are what makes Belgian chocolate delicious and unique. Tourists visiting Belgium will find small chocolate shops that still make chocolates by hand using the original equipment. With their expertise and experience, Belgians have definitely perfected chocolate making.

Real chocolate lovers have eaten Belgian chocolate, and they know how luscious this chocolate tastes. Although expensive, pure Belgian chocolate, considered by many to be the best chocolate in the entire world, is definitely worth every penny. When biting into a quality Belgian chocolate, whether it is milk chocolate, dark chocolate or even white chocolate, a person immediately forgets about the cost and just enjoys the experience of eating the most delicious, incredible chocolate ever.

Belgium produces approximately 172,000 tons of luscious chocolates from over two thousand of the country’s Belgian chocolate outlets. People of all ages love the soothing, fabulous taste of Belgian chocolate and the perfect gift for almost anyone is a Belgian chocolate gift basket.

There are different flavors and varieties of chocolate, such as bitter or sweet chocolate and many wonderful fillings. On a romantic occasion, such as Valentines Day or a birthday, give your sweetheart a Belgian chocolate gift basket with heart-shaped and rose-shaped chocolates and a bottle of wine. Many shops have a great selection of Belgian chocolate gift baskets already made, with some even offering you the option of personally selecting the items you would like included in your basket.

A great dessert that you can make the day before and gives everyone his or her own individual serving is Belgian chocolate mousse.

Ingredients

· 4 ½ ounces finely chopped Belgian bittersweet chocolate
· 2 tablespoons strong coffee such as espresso
· 2 tablespoons or 1 ounce diced, unsalted butter
· 3 large eggs, separated
· 1 cup of cold, heavy cream
· 1 tablespoon sugar
· (Optional) Raspberries or strawberries and extra whipped cream

Whip the cream into soft peaks and place in the refrigerator. Over hot water, using a double boiler, combine butter, espresso and Belgian chocolate, stirring until smooth, remove and let this cool until it is just a little warmer than body temperature. Mix the egg whites until foamy, add sugar and beat, forming soft peaks. Stir the yolks into the warm chocolate mixture; add a third of the whipped cream, fold in the whites and the rest of the whipped cream. Spoon into individual dishes and refrigerate for eight hours.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur March 6th, 2007

Chocolate has been popular for thousands of years and to this day most people’s love for chocolate just continues to grow. It does not matter if someone makes homemade chocolate or buys it, nothing compares to this ecstasy-producing, luscious treat. Whether it is chocolate fudge, hot chocolate, chocolate ice cream, chocolate bars, chocolate sauce, chocolate truffles, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate brownies, chocolate cake or a box of chocolates, it is definitely a favorite of adults and children everywhere. The four main types of chocolate are baking chocolate, milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate. Baking chocolate, which is pure cocoa liquor, has nothing added to the chocolate. Cocoa powder is cocoa liquor and cocoa bean solids that are pressed to remove the cocoa butter. Milk chocolate has extra sugar, cocoa butter and milk solids added to the pure cocoa liquor. Semi-sweet chocolate has extra cocoa butter added to the pure cocoa liquor, but less added sugar than the milk chocolate. With white chocolate, there are no cocoa bean solids, just cocoa butter with milk and sugar.

For anyone that enjoys baking homemade chocolate candies, brownies, fudge, truffles and other treats, chocolate items make a delectable and wonderful gift. Sometimes it is difficult to know what to give as a gift, for occasions such as giving a gift to someone that you do not know well, someone new in your neighborhood or even a thank you gift. Homemade chocolate is also a great gift for the mail carrier, church bazaar, paper carrier or co-workers at the office.

Homemade chocolate fudge is a treat that most people enjoy and is great to give family, friends and acquaintances. Here is a recipe for homemade dark chocolate fudge that tastes fantastic, is easy to make and yields approximately two pounds of delicious fudge.

Ingredients
 
· ½ cup of light corn syrup
· ½ cup of whipping cream
· 3 cups or eighteen ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
· 1 – 1½ cups sifted powdered sugar
· 1- 1½ teaspoons of vanilla
· ½ cup of chopped nuts (optional)

In a heavy saucepan, bring the corn syrup and cream to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil this for one minute. Remove this mixture from the heat and add the chocolate, stirring constantly. Once melted, add vanilla, powdered sugar and nuts (optional), until blended well. Pour this into an eight-inch square baking pan lined with tin foil. Cover the fudge and place in the refrigerator until firm. Cut your homemade chocolate fudge into sixty-four, one-inch pieces. This recipe makes enough fudge to give some away as a gift and still have enough for your family and friends to enjoy this luscious treat.

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