Why is it called Devil's Food?
A group of Pilgrims that would later sail to Plymouth Rock, took up residence next door to one of Amsterdam's biggest chocolate houses in 1690. The Pilgrims watched as chocolate house patrons cavorted about and within a short period of time, were convinced that chocolate was the devil's work. They promptly named it Devil's Food. When they established Plymouth colony, chocolate was outlawed.
Meanwhile, back in Amsterdam, they created a dark chocolate cake and when it gained popularity, because of it's sinfully wonderful nature, they aptly named it, Devil's Food Cake.
| What is White Chocolate
White Chocolate isn't Chocolate at all. True chocolate must contain both cocoa butter and cacao particles. The nibs inside a cacao bean are made up of about 50% fat- cocoa butter- and 50% solid particles cacao solids. These are the particles that give chocolate its flavor and dark color.
White Chocolate contains no cacao solids, which is why it lacks chocolate's flavor and color. The best white chocolate is made using cocoa butter as its only fat. Cheaper white chocolate substitute vegetable oils for some or all of the cocoa butter.
When you purchase white chocolate, read the label to be sure that it contains cocoa butter and not palm oil or cottonseed oil.
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What is Ganache?
The emulsification of chocolate and any water-based liquid such as cream, milk, half and half, even soy milk. Ganache can be thick or airy; infused with many different flavors and/or mixed with butter. Most popularly known as the center of a truffle.
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