Triple Chocolate Whoppers
Makes about 1 dozen 3-inch cookies
Ingredients:
6 oz. high quality semisweet baking chocolate, such as Valrhona or Callebaut, chopped into large chunks
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate chopped into large chunks
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2 large organic eggs
1 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup... Read More »
Chocolate Central visits San Pedro Atocpan for it’s national mole festival to explore Mexico’s beloved national dish, mole. Discover the ingredients that go into this exotic sauce and discover its historical origins. Learn about the different variations of this sauce from the different regions in Mexico, such as Mole Poblano from Puebla and Mole Negro from... Read More »
I’m guessing many of you have never heard of mole and many more, never tasted it. So to learn about this exotic, spicy Mexican chocolate sauce, read on.
The word mole (pronounced MOHL-leh) comes from Mexico’s indigenous language, Nahuatl, and means “sauce” – molli or mulli. Eating this delicious, rich sauce inspires writing about it, so imagine me sitting here at my long, beautifully rustic,... Read More »
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