Adding Chocolate To Cake

Baking By LibbieWaddleton Updated 20 Aug 2016 , 6:18pm by dmorefield

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LibbieWaddleton Posted 19 Aug 2016 , 10:03pm
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Hi,  im wondering if I wanted to break a chocolate bar up into a cake to guve it that added chocolate hit how would I be best doing it. 


I know with fruit you are supposed to coat it in flour but i don't know how choc might behave? 

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-K8memphis Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 3:58am
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i would grate it or shred it to whatever size pieces that you Iike

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kakeladi Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 4:19am
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Yah, you don't want the chunks to be too big.  Think of the size of a choco chip.

I would not coat it w/flour but it would not hurt if you coat it with the dry cake mix:)

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LibbieWaddleton Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 4:32am
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Thanks guys,  we're looking at bigger than choc chips but not huge...  Might just try 

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ElizabethsCakeCreations Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 5:36am
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I'll taste test! :-)

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LibbieWaddleton Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 6:15am
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Lol you'll have to make it and let me know 

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MimiFix Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 11:44am
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Think about the density of water versus honey. Drop a chocolate chip in water and it sinks right to the bottom. Drop it in honey and it slowly makes it's way down. 

To suspend chocolate pieces, you will need a thicker batter. How thin is your cake batter? If it's thin, try mixing in a bit more flour or use smaller (lighter weight) pieces.     

As a general rule, the heavier an item, the denser your batter should be. 

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LibbieWaddleton Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 11:46am
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Ahh well this might not work then as it's a guiness cake batter so it's very very liquid 


Thanks im still quite new to this so it would need to be baby baby chunks really 


Thanks very much 

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dmorefield Posted 20 Aug 2016 , 6:18pm
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It's worked best for me by melting the chocolate and blending it into the batter.

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