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Who doesn't love brownies? They've got to be one of the best formats ever invented for imbibing your minimum daily requirement of chocolate: all that fudgy cakey goodness is enough to make your tastebuds explode.
According to a recent survey, about 40% of us (and as many as 80% of men) especially love that chewy crust that's found along the sides of the edge pieces. But all too often, we edge lovers are left high and dry without a single chewy edge, especially if we're unable to make it to the brownie pan first.
Some misguided bakers even (gasp!) trim away the edges and feed 'em to the family dog. That's horrible, and not just because chocolate is poisonous to Fifi and Rover.*
Why bother with unusual chocolate chip cookies when the original is so darn good? Well, sometimes you just hunger for change. Besides, the real chocolate extremists among us are always seeking ways to push the envelope -- to take our chocolate fixations just one step further. And this selection of ideas delivers in spades!
You've gotta wonder what was going through the mind of the inventor of the chocolate beet cake. On the one hand, here's everyone's favorite food; on the other, there's that stuff they tried to pass off as red crinkle-cut French fries back in grade school. Um, could you find two food items less similar?
We like to say it takes an adventurous soul to be an extreme chocolate lover, and frankly, the concept of a chocolate onion cake is good test of that dictum. While sweet onions and chocolate are each flavorsome separately, the thought of putting them together in the same recipe sends a chill up the average spine.
Your courageous reporter can't say he's been courageous enough to try this particular recipe, but the folks who have say it tastes great. And hey, if chocolate can tame sauerkraut, onions ought to be easy.
The idea of chocolate bath gels may sound a little odd, but think about it -- if you've haunted these electronic halls long, you probably know by now that chocolate makes great soap, due to its high fat content. It's not such a big step from there to bath gels, is it?
You can purchase these gels in a variety of forms from several manufacturers, and all of them offer the sinfully sensuous suite of sensations that only chocolate can provide. But you don't have to buy it ready-made -- you can make it yourself, and it's easier than you might think.
As extreme as we are here at X-Choc (as we fondly call ourselves), let's admit it: chocolate cheese is something we probably wouldn't have thought of in a hundred years. Chocolate covered cheese, maybe. But cheese with chocolate built right in? Hmmm…well, let's run with the idea, shall we?
If you really love chocolate, you’ve probably stumbled across some unusual chocolate recipes in your time -- and if you haven’t, you don’t know what you’re missing! We associate chocolate with candy and treats, but the bittersweet cocoa bean has dozens of applications. You can work that chocolaty tingle into just about anything -- as these three recipes prove without a doubt!
My friends, if xocolatl simply isn't extreme enough for you, don't fret. I've got something even odder: the chocolate sauerkraut cake. Yes, I said "sauerkraut," and yes, I mean that spoiled cabbage dish the Germans somehow managed to foist off on the culinary world.
Put the crowning touch on your baked goods by making delicious chocolate flowers and using them to decorate cupcakes, cakes and other desserts. You'll be the hit of any party or gathering.
Making chocolate flowers requires attention to detail and a bit of patience. But the recipe only uses two ingredients, so it's a cinch.
Chicken and chocolate might not sound like the likeliest combination, but chicken mole marries these two unlikely foods together and the result is culinary heaven. Chicken mole (pronounced moe-lay) is a traditional Mexican dish that mixes exotic spices with a hint of chocolate before cooking it with chicken. One taste of this delicious dish and you’ll be shouting olé for mole!
