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Emilie
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Post subject: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:26 am |
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Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:56 am Posts: 531 Location: Virginia
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I'm getting ready to make 200 decorated cookies for my son's wedding next weekend (I'm such an idiot -- volunteered to do them for the favors ). Half of them will be Dorie Greenspan's sugar cookies (my go-to recipe for decorated cookies) and then half chocolate rolled cookies. The chocolate recipe calls for "dark cocoa" so I'm assuming she means dutched. I have two bags of KAF black cocoa that I've had for a few years and would like to use some of it up. (Was overly zealous when stocking-up, but vacuum sealed them so am trusting it's still good.) So do you think I should just do about half black and half natural cocoa and that would end up about right? Or would the proportions be more natural and less black? Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Emilie
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:19 am |
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I think it would be fine. That KA black cocoa is more about color than flavor and half should give you the color you're looking for. Congrats, by the way.
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beccaporter
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:49 am |
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Joined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:34 am Posts: 419 Location: Northeast Louisiana
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Idk it has a very distinct taste to me. I'm sure it would taste good though. I'd prob do 1 part black to 3 parts natural.
_________________ -Becca
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beccaporter
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:50 am |
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Joined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:34 am Posts: 419 Location: Northeast Louisiana
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Unless you'd like them to taste like Oreos. Then use all black.
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Cubangirl
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:05 pm |
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Joined: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:05 pm Posts: 1191 Location: Chico, CA
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I love the black cocoa, and always sub it for part of the dutched in my regular brownies. I've also done it for other recipes, but didn't note the amount. It the recipe is not KAF, I'd assume dark cocoa means dutched, so I'd sub no more than a quarter with the black and the rest dutched (I do 1 cup dutched, 1/4 black for the brownies.)
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Emilie
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:54 pm |
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Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:56 am Posts: 531 Location: Virginia
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Alina, what if I mix the black cocoa and natural, rather than dutched? The dutched cocoa I have on hand right now is cocoa rouge from KAF and I don't want to add a reddish color to them. That's why I was thinking if I did half and half that the proportions might work out okay..
Thanks!
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pepperhead212
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:06 pm |
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I don't like things I have made with 100% of the black cocoa, but I often use 1/4 black for color, and to use it up, because I'm to cheap to toss it! LOL I often mix other cocoas, as well, as it seems mixes do better than all one type, when I've tested them out before.
Make a small trial batch (or two) and test it this weekend. You can see what they look like, as well as what they taste like.
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phoenix
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:26 pm |
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Joined: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:33 pm Posts: 954 Location: Northern California
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:49 am |
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Natural cocoa will add a reddish color, as well. That's why I hesitated to suggest using 1 part black to 3 parts natural. I figured to you wanted that dark color.
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Emilie
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Post subject: Re: Mixing cocoa types? Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:02 am |
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Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:56 am Posts: 531 Location: Virginia
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Well I'm back among the living so wanted to say thanks so much for the advice/tips. I ended up just winging it (totally unlike me -- desperate times/desperate measures, I guess)) and just dumped in some black/dutched/natural until I had the weight I needed. It definitely was a good bit darker than dutched alone, and the end result was delicious. In fact, I've always done sugar or gingerbread dough for my decorated cookies, but in the future I might always do chocolate. The dough was really easy to work with when rolling/cutting and didn't spread at all (which is amazing). Also I think even though the royal icing somehow "seals" the cookie and the sugar ones were fine after a week +, the chocolate ones were definitely freshest tasting after that long.
So the 200 cookie "adventure" is over, the wedding was lovely, the honeymooners are happy, and I am SO glad it's all over!!
Thanks,
Emilie
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