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Author: Mikel79, Location: Atlanta, Georgia PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:59 am    Post subject: Sweetened of Un-Sweetened Cocoa ?????
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,

=)
Author: pattiverde,  PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:12 am    Post subject:
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.

Smile patti
Author: GayeG, Location: Jacksonville, Fl - Melting! ... PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:12 am    Post subject:
Do you mean cocoa? Ive never heard of coca! If its cocoa - it probably means un-sweet .. HTH!
Author: Mikel79, Location: Atlanta, Georgia PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:43 am    Post subject: =)
Sorry for the mis-spelled words.... I meant Cocoa. Thank you for the tips.
Author: Doug, Location: NC - just off I95, North of the Border PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:08 am    Post subject:
why ever buy sweetened? all they do is charge you 3x+ for the sugar you can buy separately much cheaper and then add yourself.
Author: indydebi, Location: Indianapolis IN PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:12 am    Post subject:
Besides, if you buy the sweetened, then it's not funny when the kids want a spoonful of it, all by itself! Laughing Laughing Laughing
Author: Dessert_Diva, Location: Reston, VA PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:22 am    Post subject:
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?
Author: mariela_ms, Location: Arizona PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:34 am    Post subject:
indydebi wrote:
Besides, if you buy the sweetened, then it's not funny when the kids want a spoonful of it, all by itself! Laughing Laughing Laughing



Very Happy This cracked me up! I did that to my mom's cocoa when I was little... yuck! lol Laughing They just laughed at me...
But I also drank a think of soy sauce thinking it was Coca Cola.....It's not my fault they were switching containers!!


** I just remembered, it wasn't soy sauce..it was left over black olive liquid from a can my mom had just opened up... Not cool.. Thumbs Down

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Author: Doug, Location: NC - just off I95, North of the Border PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:36 am    Post subject:
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
Author: indydebi, Location: Indianapolis IN PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:42 am    Post subject:
mariela_ms wrote:
Very Happy This cracked me up! I did that to my mom's cocoa when I was little... yuck! lol Laughing 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!
Author: FromScratch, Location: on an island in the sun... PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:51 am    Post subject:
I *heart* you Debi... LMAO!! Laughing
Author: indydebi, Location: Indianapolis IN PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:00 pm    Post subject:
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! Laughing Laughing
Author: mariela_ms, Location: Arizona PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:04 pm    Post subject:
I'm definitely going to try the cinammon one! Lol
Author: Dessert_Diva, Location: Reston, VA PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:03 pm    Post subject:
Doug - thank you, that was a great article.....Dutch Processed it is!!
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