Cocoa Recipes

Ida Said:

Recipes with unsweetened cocoa powder?

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Cocoa Cats
about sixty 2- to 3-inch cookies
Prep: 40 minutes
Chill: 1 hour
Bake: 7 minutes

Ingredients
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 recipe Orange Icing

Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl beat shortening and butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds or until softened.

2. Add sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Beat until combined. Add egg, milk, orange peel, and juice, and vanilla. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat or stir in flour. Divide in half. Cover; chill for 1 to 2 hours or until easy to handle.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll each dough portion to a 1/8-inch thickness. With a cat-shaped cutter, cut into shapes. Place shapes 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are light brown. Remove cookies; cool thoroughly on a wire rack. Decorate cats with Orange Icing. Makes about sixty 2- to 3-inch cookies.

Orange Icing:In a small mixing bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and enough orange juice (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make of piping consistency. Stir in enough orange food coloring (or a combination of red and yellow) to color the icing orange. Place icing in a small, sealed plastic bag with a small hole snipped in one corner or in a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip.
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Chocolate Cherry Muffins
Favorite flavors of chocolate and cherry marry in muffins for a sweet treat.

Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:55 min
Makes:6 jumbo or 12 regular-size muffins

1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 cups Gold MedalÂ® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained and 2 tablespoons cherry juice reserved
1 cup powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 375Â°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 jumbo muffin cups (3 1/2x1 3/4 inch) or 12 regular-size muffin cups (2 1/2x1 1/4 inch) with shortening, or line muffin cups with paper baking cups.

2. In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients except cherries, juice and powdered sugar just until flour is moistened. Stir in cherries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. (For 12 regular-size muffins, cups will be almost full.)

3. Bake jumbo muffins 23 to 25 minutes, regular-size muffins 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool jumbo muffins 10 minutes or regular-size muffins 5 minutes; remove from pan.

4. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and reserved 2 tablespoons cherry juice with spoon; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.
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Chewy Cocoa Brownies
Moist and chewy, these brownies will be a hit whether as an afternoon snack or topped with ice cream and served as an after dinner dessert.

Estimated Times:
Preparation - 20 min
Cooking - 25 min
Yields - 12

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped nuts, (optional)
1 powdered sugar

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350Âº F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Combine sugar, butter and water in large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture and nuts. Spread into prepared baking pan.

BAKE for 18 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.

Corey Said:

Cocoa recipes?

We Answered:

Chewy Cocoa Brownies

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup NESTLÃ‰Â® TOLL HOUSEÂ® Baking Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Powdered sugar

PREHEAT oven to 350Âº F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

COMBINE granulated sugar, butter and water in large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Stir in nuts. Spread into prepared baking pan.

BAKE for 18 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.

Elizabeth Said:

I want to bake a chocolate cake, but have no cocoa. Any recipes?

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CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

1 scant cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Grind or grate the chocolate chips in a food processor or blender to a fine consistency.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk with 2 tablespoons of the sugar until light and lemony colored. Combine the remaining sugar and milk in a small saucepan and heat until tiny bubbles appear along the edges of the pan. Remove from heat, and pour small amount of the hot mixture into the egg, stir and pour the egg and milk mixture back into the pan. Cook over low heat until the mixture begins to thicken or reaches 185 degrees F. Remove from heat and add the hot mixture to the chocolate in the blender or food processor. Add the softened butter and vanilla (do not use cold butter), and process 1 minute or until smooth. Pour into cake pan and freeze overnight. Allow to sit at room temperature 45 minutes before serving.

ENJOY,
MAR

Jack Said:

Does anyone know any chocolate cake recipes, without cocoa and melted chocolate instead?

We Answered:

I've never tried this recipe, but it uses melted chocolate candy bars instead of cocoa:

7 ounces chocolate bar, broken into pieces
1/2 cup butter
1 cup boiling water
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
***Vanilla Glaze***
1/4 cup of butter
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla

For Cake: Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan. In a small bowl stir together chocolate pieces, butter and water until chocolate is melted.

In large mixing bowl, stir together dry ingredients; gradually add chocolate mixture, beating until thoroughly blended. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely. Drizzle Vanilla Glaze over top of the cake.

For Glaze: Melt butter. Gradually stir inpowdered sugar, hot water and 1 tsp. vanilla;beat with a wire whisk until smooth and slightly thick.

Nelson Said:

Chocolate fudge recipes that contain cocoa and chocolate chips?

We Answered:

Here's a GREAT recipe: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipâ€¦

It even has pictures! :P
I love that website..

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