Chocolate Links for Chocolate Lovers

Chocolate is the ultimate comfort food. 

It is definitely not on the list of things one can not Google. You never have any problems finding stuff about chocolate. People love to celebrate it and make up national days for it. They tout all its health benefits as if one needs an excuse to eat it. Even raw chocolate is becoming “the right thing” to eat. 

* Chocolate Good for the Memory

* Why Drinking Hot Chocolate is Good for You?

* National Chocolate Éclair Day - Éclair means “flash of lightning” and describes the speed at which these delicacies will disappear if left unguarded.

* National Chocolate Pudding Day

* National Chocolate-Covered Raisins Day

* National Chocolate Candy Day

* National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day

* National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

* Raw Chocolate is Now a Trend

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Add These Truffle Recipes to Your Holiday Treats

The last 4 months of the year, September through December, are my favorite months of the year because of the weather, because of the holidays, and because it's the only time I allow myself to indulge in sweet treats. When I hear the word “truffle”, I think chocolate. I don't think about the truffle that is some sort of fungi, called Tuber. Even though that type of truffle is highly prized as food and is used in French cooking and numerous national haute cuisines and is very expensive.

Nope! Instead I think of the chocolate truffle which is “a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate, cocoa powder, coconut, or chopped and toasted nuts (typically hazel nuts or almonds), usually in a spherical, conical, or curved shape.” (Description per Wikipedia.)

The name for this confectionery or delightful sweet treat is actually derived from the fungi for the simple reason that the confectionery and the edible fungi LOOK very similar. Even though the really expensive truffle that is used in French cooking is considered gourmet cuisine, … eh! I'd rather eat the chocolate truffle.

Did You Know? There are different types of chocolate truffles: French, Spanish, Swiss, typical European truffle, American, Belgian, and Californian. There is even a pot truffle (the recipe includes cannabis). The recipe varies slightly for each type, but they are all made with chocolate (or cocoa powder).

So happy to share this link published via the Tasty Newsletter, which is a BuzzFeed publication.

5 Delicious Truffles to Lift Your Mood

1. Custard Cream Truffles

2. White Chocolate Chip Truffle

3. Salted S'mores Truffles

4. Magic Fizzy Truffles

5. Cookies ‘n’ Cream Truffle

(P.S. If you were hoping these truffles would lift your mood because they contained cannabis … sorry! But I guess you could add it to the recipe when nobody's looking. As long as it's legal. LOL. 😊 Me personally, I get a buzz out of chocolate. 😊)

Add these truffles to your holiday treats.  Go ahead and indulge in this guilty pleasure.  You could also make them as food gifts.  

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Original source

"Baumkuchen", tasty and historic German cake | Recipes via Foodal

The ingredients for this scrumptious guilty pleasure include apricot jam, dark and white chocolate. Plus it's traditionally served at Christmas.  But you pick any holiday or special event or just treat yourself!

How could you not want a piece of this cake?? 💟

"Baumkuchen", tasty and historic German cake

NOTE:  This content was previously published at a site that shut down because the owner passed away.  The link provided is to a copy of the archived content.  The source for the original content is a wonderful food blog named Foodal.com.  They share marvelous recipes.  Their cake recipes are divine!

Let "em Eat Cake! Cake Loving Finds on My Instagram

One good thing leads to another. Started my day scrolling through posts by Tumblr bloggers that I follow. One blogger who loves French inspiration and French inspired things led me to a vintage picture of petit fours. From there the web opened its doors and I found these gorgeous cakes. Shared first via my Instagram account. But since some of my Food Ways subscribers don't follow me via social media, I'm resharing the content here. Please enjoy.

Chocolate Truffle Cream Cake Half kg | Gift Happy New Year Cakes Half kg - Ferns N Petals ~ http://bit.ly/2GQkNUY ~ #guiltypleasure #foodanddrink #gourmet #cakelovers #desserts #cakedelivery #truffles #gourmetfood #giftideas #MothersDay #gifts #chocolate and #cherries #affiliatelinks ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhardn7F5dz/

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#French #inspiration ~ Found this lovely photo posted by pretty-sweet-vintage on @Tumblr. #CoolTumblrs #Iheart #vintage ~ #prettyfood #foodlovers #desserts #sweettreats #pastel #pink #sweet #petitfours #chic * * Source link: http://pretty-sweet-vintage.tumblr.com/post/172834963196/petit-fours ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/BhjqBbKF1xz/

A post shared by Treathyl Fox (@treathylfoxcmoneyspinner) on Apr 14, 2018 at 9:12am PDT

#Springflowers Chocolate daffodils ~ Photo credit: Erin Gardner for thecakeblog.com ~ #cakelovers #flowers #flowerlovers #chocolate #chocolate ~ #prettyfood #foodlovers #desserts #sweettreats #foodart ~ Where to find more @thecakeblog * * Source link: http://thecakeblog.com/2015/03/diy-chocolate-daffodils.html ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/BhjqXEIl_Gw/

A post shared by Treathyl Fox (@treathylfoxcmoneyspinner) on Apr 14, 2018 at 9:15am PDT

“Cupcake Cafe is a classic cake experience, the go-to for gorgeous buttercream flower- embellished cakes.” #birthdays #cakelovers #flowers #flowerlovers ~ #prettyfood #foodlovers #desserts #sweettreats #foodart ~ Where to find more @stylebeatblog * * Source link: http://www.stylebeatblog.com/home-blog/ylebeatblog.com/2010/04/birthdays.html ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/BhjqhrZl_MK/

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