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In 1957, a recipe for "German's Chocolate Cake" appeared as the "Recipe of the Day" in The Dallas Morning News. [2] It was created by Mrs. George Clay, a homemaker from Dallas, Texas, [2] and used the "German's Sweet Chocolate" baking chocolate introduced over a century earlier in 1853 by American baker Samuel German for the Baker's Chocolate Company of Boston, Massachusetts. [3]
Chocolate is perceived to be different things at different times, including a sweet treat, a luxury product, a consumer good and a mood enhancer. [166] Its reputation as a mood enhancer is driven in part by marketing. [167] Chocolate is a popular metaphor for the black racial category, [168] and has connotations of sexuality. [169]
Riesen (/ ˈ r iː z n / ⓘ; German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːzn̩]) (German for Giants) is a confectionery of chocolate and chocolate-flavored caramel produced and distributed by August Storck KG, a German confectioner that also produces Werther's Original. [1] In the US, the candy is individually wrapped and sold in medium, large, and club ...
Sachertorte – Austrian chocolate cake invented by Franz Sacher with dense cake and a layer of apricot jam; Chocolate Swiss roll – A sponge cake roll filled with jam, cream or icing, and its Christmas variant the Yule log; Tunnel of Fudge cake – A chocolate bundt cake that won 2nd place in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off. [12] [13] [14]
Chocolate recipes commonly included vanilla, which was twice as common in French recipes for chocolate at this time than British recipes. [5] Chocolate gained importance in confectionery during the 19th century. The combined use of the mélangeur and roller mills allowed the production of a smooth chocolate, particularly suitable for eating. [6]
In some cases, chocolate confections (confections made of chocolate) are treated as a separate category, as are sugar-free versions of sugar confections. [1] The words candy (US and Canada), sweets (UK and Ireland), and lollies (Australia and New Zealand) are common words for the most common varieties of sugar confectionery .
In the late 1970s, Larry Burdick trained as a chocolatier in Bern, Switzerland.Upon completing his training, he returned to the United States and began offering a variety of luxury products, such as truffles, bonbons, his signature chocolate mice, and an assortment of hot chocolate powders specifically to high end restaurants. [2]
Bittersweet baking chocolate must contain 35 percent chocolate liquor or higher. [7] Most baking chocolates have at least a 50% cocoa content, with the remaining content usually being mostly sugar. [5] Sweet varieties may be referred to as "sweet baking chocolate" or "sweet chocolate". [8]