Category "chocolate"

Can one keep chocolate uncovered in the freezer?

I bought a chocolate bar and only hate half of it. I want to store it in the freezer, but part of it will be uncovered. Is this a safe way to store it in the fr

Can I broil a box cake in the oven?

my oven has recently broken, it turns on but does not heat. On the other hand, my broiler works just fine and I've been able to cook peach cobbler and peach bre

Making dark chocolate at home

I want to make plain dark chocolate at home. The process is tricky in my experience, not simply mixing cocoa, cocoa butter, milk powder, sugar, etc. Can you

How do I make sugarfree chocolate mousse made with 100% cacao chocolate less stiff?

I recently made chocolate mousse with 50g of 100% chocolate, and 2 egg whites. No sugar, sweeteners, or cream added. This resulted in a very stiff and even slig

What type of chocolate is used for molding?

I failed to melt chocolate bars in order to make chocolates in mold. I tried twice using water bath and microwave but it wasn't as runny as I had expected but m

How to replace large eggs for medium in a recipe?

The cookie recipe calls for 2 large eggs and I only have medium. Is there a way to make up for the egg loss or substitutions?

How can I make 'rich chocolate' flavor?

I am in the process of making a DIY Soylent meal replacement. I've tried Hershey's cocoa powder and it tastes awful. Commercial manufacturers of flavored protei

Are chocolate brands taking countries temperatures into account?

Today is an unsually hot day where I live in France, we are reaching 40°C in some cities. As I grabbed a KitKat out of its bag, I noticed that it was comple

How to make best milk chocolate at home?

I have eaten home-made chocolate before, and while it was pretty good, it could not compare with the expensive chocolate at the store. I would like to make the

Is it possible to effectively dissolve chocolate into coffee?

The combination of milk chocolate with coffee is very good. The classic strategy is to take a bite of chocolate, chew it for five seconds, and then sip some cof

What is the difference between using nibs or liquor for making chocolate bars?

For making chocolate bars. Nibs or liquor, why use one over the other?

Do pre-packaged chocolate truffles (e.g., Lindt) remain flavorful months after their best by date?

I often prepare mini chocolate fruit puddings (in shot glasses), by combining fresh fruit and a melted truffle for guests; as a quick hors-d'oeuvre. I found a b

My netting is not, perhaps, the best

Take pity, is there any way I can be better? Here's a close-up (in case that, you know, helps) I heat only normal real chocolate (i.e., normal bar eating or c

Can you make milk chocolate bars with fresh milk or cream?

I have a bizarre idea that milk powder is bad tasting, therefore I wonder if it could be possible to make chocolate bars with fresh milk or cream. If not, are t

How to do icing swirl effect (a bit like marbling)?

The cake above is from this website and I was wondering how the swirl effect is done on top of the cake? At first, I thought it may be done using a similar met

baking a Souffle to make it as much liquidish as possible

I have found this explanation for example: Bake the soufflé: For maximum lift, it’s best to heat your soufflé from the bottom up — in

Blending pastry cream right after cooking: does it change final consistency?

I prepared some pastry cream to use as pie filling. Right after it had been cooked, and while still hot, I passed it through a sieve onto a bowl with chopped wh

How can I get a thicker coating when enrobing something in chocolate?

I'm trying to make dark-chocolate-covered marzipan balls, using Valrhona Guanaja 70%. My problem is that the chocolate coating is too thin; the end result has a

I think my chocolate fudge is seizing?

new here and amateur home cook. I'm trying new fudge recipes and got one down that works extremely well when I'm not using chocolate. When I use chocolate, it..

Chocolate won’t harden up on my cookies

I melted chocolate chips and a small amount of oil and coated cookies. Here's the problem: the chocolate won't harden up. Is there anything I can do NOW to help