http://guru-goddess.com By women, for women, to empower women. Seek and find your inner goddess. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microwave Melting   If you need your chocolate quick, you can use the microwave. Even those people who blow up hot dogs in the microwave can learn to melt chocolate. Start by reducing your cooking power to half or fifty percent. You will still cut up your chocolate into small ... http://guru-goddess.com/2010/03/09/melting-chocolate-part-2/ Working with chocolate is not as easy as it looks. How well it melts depends on many factors not the least of which is the makeup of the chocolate itself. If you are looking to create your own chocolate sweet treats at home, here are a few tips ... http://guru-goddess.com/2010/03/07/melting-chocolate-part-1/ What You Need:   1.5 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped 3 T of buttermilk 3/4 t of baking soda 1 large egg, room temperature 3 t of vanilla extract, divided 1 1/2 C of flour 1 1/4 C of sugar, divided 1/4 C + 2 T of unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 t + 1/8 t of salt, divided 3/4 C ... http://guru-goddess.com/2010/03/05/super-fudgy-cupcakes/ What You Need:   3 C of frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed but not drained 1/2 C of sugar 2/3 C of chocolate wafers, crushed fine 2 t sugar 3 T of butter, melted 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/4 C of sugar 1 large egg 1 egg yolk 1 T of heavy whipping cream 1/2 t of vanilla ... http://guru-goddess.com/2010/03/03/chocolate-drizzled-raspberry-cheesecake/ Tender Loving Care   It is important to start with a good bean. That’s not to say that all cocoa beans don’t have the potential to be good, but there are many factors – type of tree, climate, temperature and soil. Choosing cocoa beans from trees that are grown in ... http://guru-goddess.com/2010/03/01/specialty-chocolates-part-2/