Not exact matches
My first instinct was not that I needed to do something impressive like ganache or truffles with this lovely chocolate... My first instinct was to make a brownie, and simple as it may sound, it was a great way to really taste the
cocoa's deep,
intense flavor through a really simple recipe.
Second, this cake uses unsweetened (natural)
cocoa powder (not Dutch processed) which has an
intense bitter
flavor that makes it well suited for use in this chocolate cake.
Less sugar, much more chocolate
intense flavor plus it contains many more of the
cocoa benefits.
There is
cocoa powder in the mix as well, giving it an even more
intense chocolate
flavor.
Dutch process
cocoa has a more
intense «chocolatey»
flavor while natural
cocoa looks lighter in color and tastes slightly astringent.
Raw cacao has a more
intense flavor than the processed
cocoa powder, so even if it's a little more expensive than this one, it sure worthsevery penny.
I made a couple of changes: I added a glug of Grand Marnier which rounds out the
flavors, and I used chocolate with 70 %
cocoa content as I love its
intense bitterness.
While this makes the cookies extra dense, which seems to be on the right track, the end product doesn't take on nearly as
intense a chocolate
flavor as the ones made with
cocoa powder, which is in the recipe I'm sharing today.
Use good quality
cocoa powder and chocolate for an
intense and delicious chocolate
flavor.
My favorite recipe uses unsweetened
cocoa powder for the most
intense chocolate
flavor.
These Chocolate Brownies use unsweetened chocolate which gives them an
intense chocolate
flavor as unsweetened chocolate is chocolate in its rawest form and is just ground
cocoa nibs that have been refined and contain between 50 - 55 %
cocoa butter (cocao fat).
There's only a scant amount of flour, and I used dark
cocoa powder plus a teeny bit of coffee powder for an
intense chocolate taste (you can't taste the coffee at all, it just amplifies the chocolate
flavor).
He adds that the new technique would be particularly useful for countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America where
cocoa beans produce a chocolate with a less
intense chocolate
flavor and have reduced antioxidant activity.
The rich
intense flavor of
cocoa powder is delicious with anything including smoothies, coffee, or oatmeal.
Raw cacao has a more
intense flavor than the processed
cocoa powder, so even if it's a little more expensive than this one, it sure worthsevery penny.