#Chocolate

May 8, 2020
2 min

Whoopie Pies

These are fun to make, a wonderful devil's food cake-like cookie. You can fill them with ice cream, a simple icing, or what I like to fill them with a white. chocolate ganache. I have listed several fillings below. Ingredients Pies 3 cups of unbleached flour 2 cups 100% cocoa powder 2 cups of raw sugar 2 cups of buttermilk - room temp 2 sticks of unsalted butter - room temp 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla salt 1 teaspoon

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Andrew BeauChamp

May 7, 2020
2 min

Chocolate Hazel Nut Cinnamon Rolls

Chocolate Hazel Nut Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients 4 cups unbleached flour 1 cup whole milk or Half & Half 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter – melted, and cooled slightly 4 tablespoons raw sugar 1 large egg – beaten 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla salt 1 ½ cups raw sugar or light brown sugar 1 cup of hazelnuts ½ cup of unsalted butter, melted and cooled ¼ cup 100% cocoa powder 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 3 cups powdered sugar 5 to

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Andrew BeauChamp

May 4, 2020
2 min

Chocolate Mousse

As you can tell I am going through all my chocolate recipes, this one is a take-off from my Chocolate Pot de Creme, which is usually one of my go-to desserts when we are having a dinner party. Prior to one of those dinners, one of our guests requested if I could make a Mousse and since the party was for her birthday I said sure. I thought I could just start the same ways as the creme only whip one of the cups of heavy cream instead of heating it with the chocolate. Tradition

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Andrew BeauChamp

May 4, 2020
2 min

Chocolate Tart

Here is another recipe from 2005, I have not made this in a long while and with no flour in the stores and plenty of prepared frozen pie shells, I think this will be on this weeks rotation. It is pretty simple not too many ingredients and its really chocolaty. Ingredients 1 pint of heavy cream 5 egg yolks 5oz of dark chocolate at about 70% plus a square for garnish 4 tablespoons raw sugar 1 tablespoon rice flour 1 tablespoon of whole milk or Half & Half pinch of salt 1 frozen

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Andrew BeauChamp

May 2, 2020
2 min

Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownies

As I am sorting out all these recipes I am choosing which ones to post and which ones will go in my next few cookbooks. This recipe is from 2005, I created it for a baking contest, I did win and it went towards paying off the last of my student loans. Cherries and chocolate are two of my favorite combinations, well anything with cherries, I hope you like the recipe. Ingredients 1 cup unbleached flour 1 cup of raw sugar 1 cup of dark chocolate chips, at least 70% 1 cup of Che

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Andy BeauChamp

Dec 5, 2017
1 min

Chocolate Cherry Galette

Ingredients For the pastry: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons of raw sugar 8 tablespoons Earth Balance, cut into small cubes 1/4 cup sheep sour cream 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract 1/4 cup ice water Filling 2 ½ cups of cherries, I used the Costco frozen ones, thawed and drained of course 1 cup of dark chocolate chips 2 tablespoons raw sugar 2 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract ½ cup of goat cheese 2

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Andy BeauChamp

Nov 1, 2017
1 min

Dark Chocolate Shortbread cookies

Here is a repost from 2009 - one of my classic cookie recipe - Enjoy Ingredients 3 cups unbleached flour 3 sticks on unsalted butter, room temp 1 1/2 cup raw sugar 1 cup of Green and Blacks cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt Directions In the stand mixer cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. In large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Turning the mixer to low slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter and the sugar.

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Andy BeauChamp

Sep 4, 2017
3 min

Chicken Enchiladas

Now this has been 6 years in the creation. when I first tried to make these i made the 4 day mole sauce with the thousands of ingredients and though there needs to be an easier and quicker way to achieve the same flavors. Well I finally got to that point and I hope you enjoy it. Ingredients 1, 3 to 4 lb. whole chicken, cut up 1 onion, chopped 1 Pablono pepper, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, smashed Salt and pepper to taste 5 dried pasilla or anocho chile

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Andrew BeauChamp

Dec 18, 2016
1 min

Coffee Cookies

Holiday Cookies

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Andrew BeauChamp

Dec 15, 2016
3 min

Chocolate Bark

I was going through some old holiday books when I came across this very simple recipe for bark, it’s all about the melting. In the past I would go through the multi ingredient steps to make the chocolate, then during the tempering the chocolate would seize and I vowed never to make bark again, then a year passes, I forget the hassle, the holidays arrive and I want to make gifts and I think, "Bark would be great" and the cycle begins. I use Ghirardelli chocolate chips and if

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Andrew BeauChamp

Dec 14, 2016
1 min

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Ingredients 1 2/3 cups unbleached flour 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp 1 cup of raw sugar 1 cup dark chocolate chips 1/2 cup half & half 1/2 cup broken candy canes 2/3 cup un-sweeten cocoa powder 2 ounces of chocolate, 80% or greater, melted and cooled slightly 1 egg, beaten 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 1/2 teaspoon of salt Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees Whisk together in a large bowl flour, salt, cocoa powder, and baking powder Cr

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Andy

Sep 4, 2016
2 min

Chocolate Ginger Tart

I had made my Chocolate Ginger Cheesecake several times for dinner parties until one of my good friends asked if I could make a tart with the same flavors. He liked the cheesecake but he said it was a bit heavy. So after a few tries, here is what I came up with, enjoy. Ingredients Crust 1 box of Ginger Snaps 1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted filling 5 egg yolks 2 3.5oz bars of Green and Blacks Dark Chocolate bars, chopped 1-pint heavy cream 3 to 4 tablespoons of raw sugar 1 ta

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Andy

Sep 3, 2016
2 min

Chocolate Ginger Cheese Cake

A standard dessert i serve at most of our dinner parties. Who does not like chocolate and it has the added kick of a hint of Ginger. Ingredients Crust 1 box of ginger snap cookies 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, melted 1/3 cup Cocoa powder Filling 3 8oz packages of cream cheese 1 1/2 cups of Green and Blacks powdered cocoa 1 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup of raw sugar 3/4 cup crystal ginger, minced 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup of milk 2 table spoons unbleached flour 1 teaspoon vanill

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Vanilla Pound Cake Cup Cakes with Chocolate Butter Cream Icing

Andy

Aug 23, 2016
2 min

Vanilla Pound Cake Cup Cakes with Chocolate Butter Cream Icing

I received a request for this recipe. So here it is; now I have not made this since a dinner party we had several years ago and I think this is the complete recipe, my notes for this recipe are sort of on four pages, and judging by my notes it took several tries until a got it right. Ingredients 3 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of ground cardamon 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 1/4 sticks of unsalted butter. room te

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Andy

Aug 10, 2016
2 min

Cherries Garcia Chocolate Cookies

I am sure I will need to change the name if I ever use this recipe in a cookbook, but these cookies do taste like the Cherry Garcia Chocolate ice cream. I came up with this recipe about 3 years ago on my quest to make a great chocolate sugar cookie. These cookies are best warm from the oven with a cold glass of milk. Ingredients 1 1/4 cups of Green and Black Cocoa Powder 4 3.5 oz bars of Green and Blacks 85% Dark Chocolate Bars 1 3/4 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1/2

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Andy

Aug 3, 2016
1 min

Chocolate Raspberry Mac & Cheese

My September News Letter will be the many variations of Mac & Cheese I have come up with over the years. To date, I have created 26 different variations on the classic American dish including Chocolate Raspberry Mac & Cheese. Several years back I entered a Mac & Cheese contest and I came in second. The judges at first said this was just wrong when they saw my entry, but they decided it to move my recipe forward to the test kitchen, first to see if it worked and how it taste

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Andy

Jul 20, 2016
2 min

Chocolate Cream Pie

One of Michaels's favorite desserts. This uses the same crust as my Pecan Pie but you can also skip this step and just use a store-bought crust. Ingredients Crust 2 1/2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup of brown sugar, lightly packed 1 stick of butter, room temp 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt Filling 1 cup heavy cream 3 large eggs 3 egg yolks 3/4 cup raw sugar 2 4oz bars of Ghirardelli's 100 % Cacao bars 1 stick u

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Wikipedia

Jul 8, 2016
2 min

Red Velvet Cake - History

Red velvet cake is a chocolate cake with either a red, bright red or red-brown color. It is traditionally prepared as a layer cake topped with cream cheese or cooked roux icing. Common ingredients include buttermilk, butter, cocoa, and flour for the cake, beetroot or red food coloring for the color. History James Beard's reference, American Cookery (1972), describes three red velvet cakes varying in the amounts of shortening, butter, and vegetable oil. All used red food color

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Ruth Graves Wakefield

Jul 5, 2016
1 min

Toll House Cookies

Ingredients 2 ¼ cups (12.375 ounces) flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter ¾ cup (150 grams) brown sugar ¾ cup (150 grams) white sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups (18 ounces) semi sweet chocolate chips Directions Sift flour together with salt and set aside. Cream together butter and sugars. Add the eggs mixing until combined. Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add alternately with flour mixture. Add vanilla

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Wikipedia

Jul 5, 2016
2 min

Chocolate Chip Cookie - History

A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Variations include recipes with other types of chocolate as well as additional ingredients such as nuts or oatmeal. History The chocolate chip cookie was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield. She owned the Toll House In

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