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Mikel79
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:59 am |
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Hi All!!
I am making Chocalate Buttercream icing. It calls for Coca. When I go to the store there is SWEETENED and UNsweetend Coca. What is the difference?? Which do I choose????
Thank You,
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pattiverde
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:12 am |
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When a recipe calls for cocoa powder, it's usually referring to unsweetened cocoa. To be sure, just take a look at the other ingredients in your buttercream recipe. If there is another sugar source (most likely powdered sugar), then you definitely want to buy unsweetened cocoa.
I think the sweetened cocoas are for making chocolate milk and things like that. I believe they have more sugar than cocoa in them, but I'm not sure. For baking or frostings or anything calling for cocoa, I always go with unsweetened.
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GayeG
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:12 am |
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Do you mean cocoa? Ive never heard of coca! If its cocoa - it probably means un-sweet .. HTH! |
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Mikel79
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:43 am |
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Sorry for the mis-spelled words.... I meant Cocoa. Thank you for the tips. |
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Doug
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:08 am |
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why ever buy sweetened? all they do is charge you 3x+ for the sugar you can buy separately much cheaper and then add yourself. |
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indydebi
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:12 am |
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Dessert_Diva
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:22 am |
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What about Dutch processed? I had a devil of a time finding that and eventually found a recipe to make "normal" cocoa into Dutch processed....can anyone explain the difference? |
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mariela_ms
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:34 am |
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Doug
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:36 am |
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| Dessert_Diva wrote: | | What about Dutch processed? I had a devil of a time finding that and eventually found a recipe to make "normal" cocoa into Dutch processed....can anyone explain the difference? |
interesting article on the topic:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Diff.....id=2486074 |
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indydebi
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:42 am |
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| mariela_ms wrote: |  This cracked me up! I did that to my mom's cocoa when I was little... yuck! lol  They just laughed at me... |
Something else that's funny that you should do to your kids and it's hysterical!!
No one (NO one!) can swallow a teaspoon of ground cinnamon powder.
You will fall on the floor laughing your butt off watching people try this! We did it to our youngest and she's done it to her friends. GREAT party gag! |
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FromScratch
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:51 am |
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I *heart* you Debi... LMAO!! |
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indydebi
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:00 pm |
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It's especially funny if you can get a macho man to try it. You know .. the guy who can do ANYTHING in that manly-man voice! You'll take him to his knees! |
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mariela_ms
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:04 pm |
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I'm definitely going to try the cinammon one! Lol |
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Dessert_Diva
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:03 pm |
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Doug - thank you, that was a great article.....Dutch Processed it is!! |
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