Dark chocolate is the new “little black dress” of the baking world. However, many home cooks are accustomed to using milk or semi-sweet chocolate. Most of the time honored recipes that we use call for those specific ingredients and not dark chocolate. Many are afraid to try it. Fear not! You can use dark chocolate [...]
This article will explain the best way to store chocolate that will prevent the candy from melting or becoming soft. Chocolate that is not properly stored can also crystallize, causing a dusty gray residue to form on the surface. This leaves the candy with an unpleasant and unappetizing appearance. To insure that the candy remains [...]
For children, chocolate has long been a favorite candy, but chocolate has also been many parents’ worst nightmare due to the common misconception that chocolate causes hyperactivity in kids. The thought behind this myth is that many people associate sugar, caffeine and hyperactivity since chocolate has both traces of caffeine and high amounts of sugar [...]
