Cocoa Powder
I have a lot of cocoa powder. One 28 oz Ghiradelli Unsweetened Cocoa and one 8 oz Hershey's. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! I have made chocolate pudding 6 times in the last month. I think I am ODing. I need some new ideas. For the sake of all that is chocolaty please help me.
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20 Comments:
Make hot chocolate mix, divide it into baggies, put baggies inside festive holiday mugs. Decorate with candy canes and ribbon. Give away as gifts.
Seriously, though, that stuff will last a loooong time, so there's no harm in letting it sit for a while.
If you do any baking for the holidays, you can substitute the powder and some butter for unsweetened chocolate. Don't have the exact proportions at my fingertips, but it's fairly simple.
dbcurrie at 11:06PM on 11/06/08
How about making your own cocoa covered almonds ? Does anyone know how ? I love to eat those things by the handful !!
curiouscat at 11:08PM on 11/06/08
The Martha Stewart ultimate chocolate cake uses cocoa.
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/ultimate-chocolate-cake
it is very good.
JerzeeTomato at 11:28PM on 11/06/08
The "Deep Dark Chocolate cake" recipe on the Hershey's web site is great. Or you can use the conversion chart on the back of the Hershey's can to use it as a substitute for unsweetened chocolate.
beth1 at 11:51PM on 11/06/08
Throw the Hershey's in the trash, for starters.
And I second dbcurrie's comment. Love the gift idea! I just might do that myself for Secret Santa this year.
buffy at 1:08AM on 11/07/08
OMG, you are soooooo lucky. I thought I had experienced chocolately brownies before but NOT until I used cocoa powder did I get that deep, soul-rocking, ear-ringing chocolate blast. If you have any recipe for brownies in your Ghirardelli goodies, make a batch. QUICKLY. If no recipes came with the cocoa, visit their website while preheating the oven.
therealchiffonade at 7:27AM on 11/07/08
I agree with buffy, toss the Hershey's.
How about chocolate, chocolate chip cookies?
izatryt at 7:39AM on 11/07/08
I love this chocolate whisky bundt cake recipe from Epicurious.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Whiskey-Bundt-Cake-232636
It's really easy to make, comes out super moist and requires no icing whatsoever.
SqueezeBottle at 8:57AM on 11/07/08
You can take any recipe that calls melted unsweetened chocolate and substitute 1 tbsp oil and 3 tbsp cocoa powder. This provides a different depth to cakes and I use it in one of my favorites-choc buttermilk cake.
suschef at 9:14AM on 11/07/08
Make some truffles!
culinarygoddess at 9:33AM on 11/07/08
@ Iz...come on, girl. You know you dont mean that about the Hersheys. It has a purpose somewhere. You know...like when you feel obligated to take something to an event but you really dont want to use the best stuff because you are perfectly aware that these people hosting the event really crawl out of a sewer and night and happily feed their children boxed mac and cheese and bologna on white bread for dinner.
My name is ChelleyD and I have Hershey's Cocoa in my spice cabinet right now and I plan to use it within the next 2 months.
SOMEBODY on SE posted that they ate chocolate and banana pudding recently. Whomever it was on whatever thread it was, can you please own up to it and post it???
ChelleyD01 at 9:53AM on 11/07/08
Use the cocoa in this wonderfully chocolatey banana cake. You can make it two ways. My latest version has white chocolate chips and coconut.
http://www.izzyeats.com/2008/11/celebrate-with-victory-cake.html
izzy's mama at 10:23AM on 11/07/08
I highly recommend these triple chocolate espresso cookies. VERY delicious, and you can sub other mix-ins for the espresso beans (like dried cherries).
bitchincamero at 10:24AM on 11/07/08
I agree with several others on the Hershey's. Throw it away. . For future reference, Trader Joe's Cocoa Powder is the best I've ever tasted.
Try this fabulous cake that uses a lot of cocoa powder. It freezes nicely as well.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Stout-Cake-107105
soirees at 10:24AM on 11/07/08
I just had a chocolate cranberry bread at my favorite brasserie...it was so good, I asked for the recipe, but the restaurant would only say that it was a standard bread recipe with the addition of cocoa powder, dried cranberries, and wlanuts. I bought some craisins and I've been googling chocolate cranberry bread. Can't wait to see what happens.
wookie at 11:32AM on 11/07/08
@Chell ~ you need to clean out your spice cabinet. ;-)
izatryt at 4:30PM on 11/07/08
ok I just blogged this today it is a rich chocolate cake w/ a fudgey frosting and they both use cocoa powder (any brand is fine) :) I also second camaro as I adore triple choco cookies or brownies yummmmmmmmm
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love2cook at 7:46PM on 11/07/08
ChelleyD01, I totally agree with you on the Hershey's. I do the same with butter. Butter for me, margarine for people who can't tell the difference. Cuts cookie making costs by a lot.
sarahj at 11:31PM on 11/08/08
Throw away the Hershey's? What happened to giving away/sharing? Kids will probably love the stuff, so I second the suggestion to make hot chocolate mix to give away. It's really sad/pathetic to think about throwing over perfectly good food or usable ingredients. Just my two cents.
pearl at 11:53AM on 11/09/08
make truffles with them,
pjracz10 at 4:00PM on 11/11/08