Who doesn't know what chocolates are? This may be the most well known confection that was discovered! They are found everywhere, from candies, drinks, cupcake recipes, cupcake frosting, cakes, ice-creams and now even on non edible products such as colognes. A little fact about our beloved treat is that the chocolate has been a part of our history probably more than we know. One of the most notable explanations about the origin of its name is that it came from the Nahuatl (Aztec language) word "xocolatl" which then became "chocolatl" to chocolate. Chocolate comes from the cacao bean which is being grown in Central and South America. It was used to serve ceremonial purposes before becoming an everyday treat for us.
Looking Back in the Past Joseph Fry & Son created the first solid chocolate bars and they were produced way back 1847, now chocolates are being produces everywhere, and I mean everywhere. But do we really know where this pure sweet goodness came from? As a little history fact, some say that the word chocolate was from the word "xocolatl" from the Aztec language Nahuatl. If we brake down "xocolatl", it means "xococ" (meaning sour or bitter) and "atl" (meaning to water or drink) while some say that it's from the Yucatec Maya word "chokol" meaning hot, and the Nahuatl "atl" meaning water.
If you're craving for chocolate, might as well try these simple chocolate finds:
Chocolate Brownies Brownies are so good and all you need to make one is cocoa powder, eggs, shortening, egg, sugar, pecans, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips. Melt the shortening and then add the cocoa powder. Remove from the heat. Mix the sugar and eggs together and then slowly add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the pecans lastly. Bake for half an hour and leave to cool before cutting into squares. You can top it off with chocolate ganache, chocolate glaze or even ice-cream.
Chocolate cupcakes Those cupcakes with luscious cupcake frostings in bakeshops are simply mouthwatering. You yourself can definitely make your own cupcakes, you can find a variety of chocolate cupcake recipes in the Internet and video tutorials on how to do it too, simple ingredients can be bought in the grocery as well as those cupcake papers and toppings. You can also customize your cupcake recipe by adding your own frostings.
Chocolate cupcakes You can find a variety of chocolate cupcake recipes in the Internet and even find a ready made mix in the grocery. To make your own however, you'll just need cocoa powder, hot water, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla essence. Cream the butter and sugar together and then add the eggs. Fold in the flour and then the cocoa until the mixture is smooth. Then spoon the batter into cupcake papers and bake.
Once done, it's time to add your favorite cupcake frosting. A cupcake recipe won't be complete without it. Find a recipe and choose from buttercream, royal icing, cooked or the classic glaze frosting.
- For this, you need cocoa, eggs, shortening, egg, sugar, pecans, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, salt. Melt the shortening and then add the cocoa. Remove from the heat. Mix the sugar and eggs together slowly and add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the pecans last of all. Bake for half an hour and leave to cool before cutting into squares.
Looking Back in the Past Joseph Fry & Son created the first solid chocolate bars and they were produced way back 1847, now chocolates are being produces everywhere, and I mean everywhere. But do we really know where this pure sweet goodness came from? As a little history fact, some say that the word chocolate was from the word "xocolatl" from the Aztec language Nahuatl. If we brake down "xocolatl", it means "xococ" (meaning sour or bitter) and "atl" (meaning to water or drink) while some say that it's from the Yucatec Maya word "chokol" meaning hot, and the Nahuatl "atl" meaning water.
If you're craving for chocolate, might as well try these simple chocolate finds:
Chocolate Brownies Brownies are so good and all you need to make one is cocoa powder, eggs, shortening, egg, sugar, pecans, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips. Melt the shortening and then add the cocoa powder. Remove from the heat. Mix the sugar and eggs together and then slowly add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the pecans lastly. Bake for half an hour and leave to cool before cutting into squares. You can top it off with chocolate ganache, chocolate glaze or even ice-cream.
Chocolate cupcakes Those cupcakes with luscious cupcake frostings in bakeshops are simply mouthwatering. You yourself can definitely make your own cupcakes, you can find a variety of chocolate cupcake recipes in the Internet and video tutorials on how to do it too, simple ingredients can be bought in the grocery as well as those cupcake papers and toppings. You can also customize your cupcake recipe by adding your own frostings.
Chocolate cupcakes You can find a variety of chocolate cupcake recipes in the Internet and even find a ready made mix in the grocery. To make your own however, you'll just need cocoa powder, hot water, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla essence. Cream the butter and sugar together and then add the eggs. Fold in the flour and then the cocoa until the mixture is smooth. Then spoon the batter into cupcake papers and bake.
Once done, it's time to add your favorite cupcake frosting. A cupcake recipe won't be complete without it. Find a recipe and choose from buttercream, royal icing, cooked or the classic glaze frosting.
- For this, you need cocoa, eggs, shortening, egg, sugar, pecans, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, salt. Melt the shortening and then add the cocoa. Remove from the heat. Mix the sugar and eggs together slowly and add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the pecans last of all. Bake for half an hour and leave to cool before cutting into squares.
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