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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for October 2006

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October 16th, 2006

Devil’s Food Cake Recipe

This is the recipe I always use for birthday cakes.  Nothing fancy, but it always works, it is quick to make, and it is chocolate.  Enough said!
Cake Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
1-1/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven […]

By Cathy -- 3 comments

October 15th, 2006

Fighting Age With Chocolate

This is more great health news.  I am at that age where my skin refuses to behave the way it is supposed to.  Instead, wrinkles and sags and weird age spots appear out of nowhere.  But according to an article in Britain’s Daily Mirror, once again chocolate comes to the rescue.
The article lists the top ten anti-ageing […]

By Cathy -- 0 comments

October 14th, 2006

International Chocolate Festival

Wouldn’t this be a great event to attend?  The 5th annual International Chocolate Festival takes place in Obidos, Portugal from November 2 to 12 this year.  Unfortunately the deadline to submit recipe entries has passed, but there is lots to see and taste there.
There is an exhibition area where you can sample and buy chocolate […]

By Cathy -- 1 comment

October 14th, 2006

You Must Eat Chocolate Every Day!

I bought a magazine at the grocery store the other day.  That’s not a really strange thing to do, but I just rarely do it.  Usually I read magazines that my friends have passed on to me.  Its the budget conscious way to do it.  Anyways, you might be asking what prompted me to splurge […]

By Cathy -- 0 comments

October 14th, 2006

Chocolate Beer?

I do love chocolate, and I’ve got to admit a certain fondness for beer as well, but I’m not too sure about this combination.  SABMiller has announced that their US subsidiary, Miller Brewing Company, will be producing Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager in time for Christmas this year.
Apparently they’ve spent a lot of time trying […]

By Cathy -- 5 comments

October 9th, 2006

Hello world!

Welcome to ChocolateBytes!  I am a writer who can think of nothing tastier to write about than chocolate.  From chocolate facts and trivia to recipes to health and news stories, you can be sure I’ll cover it all, and I’ll likely do some tasting at the same time.  So bring your favorite chocolate treat and settle […]

By Cathy -- 4 comments

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