This is a pure cocoa powder with no milk or sugar added. Contains 22-24% cocoa butter. Once you open the top, you get a whiff of intense chocolate. I have tried as hot cocoa and it was great because you can add the amount of sugar to your own taste. Also I tried it with a Williams-Sonoma chocolate coffee caked recipe which was great!
Here is the recipe:
Williams-Sonoma Chocolate Coffee Cake

Ingredients
for the streusel
2/3 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 firmly packed light brown sugar
/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
3/4 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or bitter sweet)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cake (soft wheat) flour
2/3 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder (I used ROYCE Jun Choco)
1 tsp each baking soda and baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups sour cream
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (essence)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 C). Grease and flour a 9-by-13 inch baking pan or dish. To make the streusel, stir together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to bowl. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut or rub in the butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed. Set aside. In a bowl, stir together the flour and cake flours, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in 2 or 3 increments, alternating with sour cream and vanilla. Using the mixer on low speed, beat until smooth and fluffy about 2 minutes.

Spoon the batter iinto the prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle evenly with the streusel.

Bake until topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely. Cut into squares to serve.


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On the box it is written "A marvelous chocolate paste with a hazelnut and almond aroma. A true delight with fresh bread or hot milk." I can't agree more!! The contents is 320 grams of heavenly delight! It is a smooth chocolate spread or as they say pate with almond and hazel nut paste. I used it as a dip for potato chips, pretzels, fresh strawberries and other fruit like bananas and pears. Spread it on toast and crackers...Just spooning it into my mouth....With this chocolate spread, I could probably eat my pc! (*^^*)=3=3


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I have finally purchased the boxes of chips and sent them to you by airmail. They should arrive to you in about a week. Still one of the persons hasn't answered my email and given me their address....

There is one glitch. Those of you that reside in the US of A, you may NOT be able to receive the chocolates because the postal service said that we weren't allowed to send food to the USA since 9/11. Saying this, my nephew DID receive my package of chocs about 6 months ago. If they do arrive please send me your comments!

I love Kewpie dolls, those angelic dolls drawn by Rosie O'Neill and the ones that were made some time ago. However in Japan, the kewpie dolls have been creeping me out. I have been seeing kewpies all over Japan. They are called costume kewpies and hang on cell phone straps with melons or something miscellaneous on their heads. Or covered in cod roe! I went windowshopping with my BFF and there was a row of kewpies on sale. The one is about in the clear plastic bottle is probably to mean a Kewpie mayonnaise one, which is a very popular mayo brand in Japan. But can you see the one that must have met up with the Queen of Hearts?


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This is a 25th anniversary product of 4 unique types of milk chocolate. What I think ROYCE' did, is that they took cacao from different producing regions since the producing regions and type of cacao beans have a different aroma and flavor. This is an unique set of four. Made from cocoa beans with a spicy flavor Spicy Milk, and with the deep taste of cocoa powder "Deep Milk"and the chocolate which have a fruity acidity "Fruity milk", Nutty Milk features cacao beans with a nutty flavor and praline! Connoisseurs will enjoy the subtle different flavors, aromas and textures.



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