What can you make with unsweetened baking chocolate?

Question

I bought some unsweetened baking chocolate and i don't have any recipes for anything to make with it. Does anyone have any ideas? Or family recipes?

Answer 1

You can make a chocolate cake:

Deep Chocolate Cake
Prep: 40 min.
Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups milk
12 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces (2 cups)
1/2 cup butter
8 ounces dairy sour cream
4-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar (about 1 pound)
Chocolate curls (optional)
Chocolate-Sour Cream Frosting *
Fresh raspberries (optional)**
Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Directions
1. Grease three 9-inch round baking pans, three 8X8X2-inch square baking pans; lightly dust each pan with 1 teaspoon of the cocoa powder. In a medium bowl, stir together the remaining cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each addition.

3. Beat in chocolate and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to chocolate mixture, beating on low speed until well mixed. (Batter will be thick.)

4. Divide batter among prepared pans; spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

5. Make chocolate curls, if using. Arrange curls in an even layer on a waxed paper-lined tray and set aside in a cool, dry place. To assemble cake, spread Chocolate-Sour Cream Frosting on tops of two of the layers; stack. Add top layer; frost the top and sides of the cake. If desired, while frosting is still moist, use a 4- to 6-inch wooden skewer or tweezers to lightly press chocolate curls into frosting around the bottom two-thirds of the cake. If desired, garnish top with raspberries and mint. Store, covered, in the refrigerator. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

6. *In a large saucepan melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool for 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. This frosts tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.

7. **Chocolate-Mint Sour Cream Frosting: Prepare as above except stir in 1/2 teaspoon mint extract with the sour cream. Makes about 4-1/2 cups.

Answer 2

You can always use it to make a Mexican mole sauce or add it to a heavy red wine reduction to make a savory chocolate sauce for steak. Just to give you some ideas other than desserts!

You can also mix it with white or milk chocolate whose sugar content is usually pretty high. The unsweetened chocolate will mellow the sweetness and add a new depth of chocolately flavor to whatever you are making.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Chocolate Mousse (4 servings)

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Refrigeration Time: at least 3 hours

8 oz. Unsweetened Baking Chocolate (chopped)
3 Egg Yolks
4 Egg Whites
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tbsp. Butter (room temperature)
Pinch of Salt

1. Beat egg yolks with sugar, in a bowl, until it starts to whiten.
2. Put chopped chocolate in another bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of water. Melt this mixture, in a double-boiler, over a very low heat. Stir constantly until chocolate melts.
3. Take off heat and stir in butter, until it melts.
4. Once cooled off, stir in egg yolks.
5. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites, with salt, until they are firm. Then, delicately stir egg whites into chocolate mixture.
6. Pour the mousse into individual ramekins and refrigerate (at least 3 hours) until serving.

Answer 4

You add sugar to the baking chocolate and use it as any other kind of chocolate... Baker's has a website check it out..

Answer 5

You can make Fudge
You can make Brownies
You can make chocolate cake

Go to
www.bakerschocolate.com
www.kraftfoods.com/BakersChocolate/BakersBrands.htm
www.bakersmeltawaychocolatecandies.com

You Are sure to find something yummy

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Answer 6

you can make brownies, mousse, chocolate cheesecake.