Showing posts with label Chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chocolate. Show all posts

Saturday, February 11, 2012

How to Make Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies can be soft, crunchy, or whatever you like, but a popular of many is soft chocolate chip cookies. Manufacture soft chocolate chip cookies is not hard if you just corollary these tips that I will give you.

First you'll need to make the chocolate chip cookie dough. If you're looking for a good recipe, quest around or use the recipe on the back of the bag of chocolate chips. This is regularly a thorough chocolate chip cookie recipe.

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Mix together the sugars and butter thoroughly. Use an galvanic mixer to do it fast and well. Don't be until it's undoubtedly fluffy, just merge to take off all lumps of butter and/or sugar. Then add in the eggs and vanilla.

This step is foremost to get soft chocolate chip cookies. Do not beat the batter with the eggs so that it becomes fluffy and airy. You are not trying to make a cake or a meringue. Just stir until combined and that is it.

Next, in a cut off bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir it with a spoon and sift according to the instructions. If it says sifted flour sift it and then portion it. If is says flour sifted, portion it and then sifted it. This makes sure that you get the right whole of flour.

Now you can slowly add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Add a exiguous bit out of time and mix in thoroughly. Again, there is no need to be just mix it completely. Then stir in the chocolate chips.

Refrigerate the dough for at least two hours or preferably overnight. Preheat the oven to make sure it is wholly heated before you put the cookies in. Roll the cookie dough into 2 inch balls and place then about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Make sure the cookie she is not warm especially in the middle of batches. Put the cookie sheet in a refrigerator beforehand to make a cold to ensure that it's not warm.

Bake according to the instructions until very lightly golden brown across the whole cookie. You do not want dark brown or it will be hard and crunchy. Still, make sure you cook all the way or else it will just be gooey dough instead of soft cookie and gooey chocolate.

How to Make Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Friday, February 3, 2012

Homemade Chocolate Frosting formula - Basic Chocolate Frosting formula

Homemade chocolate frosting tastes so much good than that ready made kind you buy in a can, although that is good when you don't have time, but really, it's pretty easy to whip up some frosting of your own with this recipe.

1/4 cup butter, melted

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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, merge butter and cocoa; beat until well mixed. Add in the milk, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until frosting is flat and creamy. Add more milk if you want a thinner consistency.

=> Chocolate Cake Frosting Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Frosting Recipe

Here's a good chocolate fudge icing method that goes great with chocolate cake.

3 squares baking chocolate

5 tablespoons butter

3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

7 tablespoons milk

Dash of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

In a saucepan, merge the chocolate and the butter; cook on low heat until both are melted. Remove from heat. In a large bowl, add the sugar and stir in the milk, salt and vanilla. Gradually stir in the chocolate blend and beat until frosting is flat and easy to spread.

=> Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe: Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Recipe

Here's an easy frosting method that spreads creamy and flat on your homemade cake.

2-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

6 tablespoons butter

5-6 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

In a small bowl, merge the sugar and cocoa. In another small bowl, add 1/2 cup of cocoa blend and the butter; beat well. Alternately add in the remaining cocoa blend and the milk; beat until blend is flat and creamy. Stir in the vanilla.

=> Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe: Chocolate Chip Frosting

If you're a chocolate chip lover, this is quick way to make some homemade chocolate frosting.

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

In a saucepan, merge butter, sugar and milk; bring to a boil. Stir in chocolate chips and the vanilla. Remove from heat. Beat frosting until cool and is a spreading consistency.

=> Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe

The phenomenal flavors of chocolate and peanut butter make a nice frosting to use on cupcakes.

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

2-2/3 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk

In a large bowl, merge the peanut butter and cocoa; stir until well blended. Stir in the sugar, salt and vanilla. Add in the cream until the desired consistency is reached.

=> German Chocolate Frosting Recipe: German Chocolate Cake Frosting Recipe

Here's a great German chocolate frosting method that features coconut and pecans.

1 cup sugar

3 egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup pecans, chopped

1 stick butter

1 can condensed milk

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 can coconut

Directions

In a saucepan, merge all ingredients and cook over low heat; stir constantly until frosting reaches a thick consistency (about 12 minutes). Stir in the pecans and coconut.

=> Chocolate Cream Frosting Recipe: Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This makes a rich chocolate frosting that goes great on brownies and cupcakes.

4 squares unsweetened chocolate

1 (8 oz.) box cream cheese (room temperature)

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons evaporated milk

Directions

In a saucepan or double boiler, melt chocolate over low heat.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until it has a fluffy consistency. Stir in the melted chocolate; with an galvanic mixer, mix on medium speed until well blended. Mix in the vanilla and salt. Gradually blend in the sugar.

Increase mixer speed to medium high. Gradually add in the milk and beat until the frosting is a flat consistency.

Homemade Chocolate Frosting formula - Basic Chocolate Frosting formula

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe - Homemade Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

I don't know about you, but I love chocolate fudge cake. One look at this scrumptious layer cake makes my mouth water. Chocolate lovers will scoop this up pretty quick so make sure you grab a piece before it's all gone.

2 cups sifted cake flour

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2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 squares unsweetened chocolate

2/3 cup water

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2/3 cup butter, softened

3 eggs

1/3 cup buttermilk

Chocolate fudge filling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.

Tear off a big sheet of wax paper and set on kitchen counter. Using a sifter, sift the flour baking powder, baking soda onto the wax paper.

In a saucepan or double boiler, integrate the chocolate, water and 1/4 cup of sugar; cook over low heat while stirring constantly. When chocolate is thick and smooth, replacement to someone else bowl. Chill chocolate in a pan of ice water; stir occasionally. Add vanilla to chocolate.

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until nice and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Blend in the chilled chocolate.

Add in the sifted flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk - beat batter fully after each addition, until nice and smooth. Pour the cake batter into cake pans.

Bake for 35 minutes, or until town of cake springs back when pressed lightly. Cool on wire rack. When cake is cool, split each round in half and fill with the Chocolate Fudge Filling. Use same filling to frost the whole cake.

Chocolate Fudge Filling

6 squares semisweet chocolate

3 tablespoons butter

7 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

In a small saucepan, add the chocolate squares and butter. Cook over low heat until melted.

In a bowl, add the melted chocolate, milk, vanilla and stir until well blended. Add in the confectioners' sugar and mix until filling is smooth and certainly spreadable.

=> Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake

This method is a great alternative to a layer cake. This chocolate fudge cake is ready for picnics, potlucks and parties. Great save this method because you'll be asked to make it again and again.

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 sticks butter

1 cup water

3 heaping tablespoons cocoa

2 eggs

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.

Using a sifter, sift the flour into a bowl. Add in the sugar and salt. Resift a second time into the bowl.

In a saucepan, mix together the butter, water and cocoa; bring to a boil. Add warm chocolate composition to the flour and stir thoroughly.

In a cut off bowl, mix together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk and vanilla. Add to chocolate batter and mix fully until batter is smooth. Pour into cake pan.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Frost cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1 stick butter

6 to 8 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 box confectioners' sugar

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a saucepan, cook the butter, cocoa and milk over low heat (do not boil). Take off pan from heat and stir in the sugar, nuts and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until frosting is smooth.

Pour warm frosting over cake and spread with a knife.

Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe - Homemade Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake