The Chocolate Decadence Thread - for genuine chocoholics!

[DancingWillow]

Feral had the brilliant idea of starting a decadence thread So this is for all the serious chocoholics! Share anything chocolate-related....news about the benefits of chocolate, recipes, cartoons, jokes, or just your blissful experience when you're in the middle of eating chocolate

[feral]

*blushes with false modesty at the recognition*

I have to confess hubby is at football tonight and I am being kept company by a bar of G&B's cherry.

Looking forward to some chocolate recipes

[Cherry]

Yay! Chocolate

[saucyvegan]

OOh what a great thread. Ok off the top of my head. Chocolate mousse: Melt some Green and Blacks cooking chocolate in a bowel over a saucepan of boiling water. Add soya cream and sugar (if u want) and some liqueur if u want. Whisk it all up and pour into small bowels before putting in the fridge to set. MMMM!!!!!!

[feral]

Saucey will you marry me?

[DancingWillow]

Oh, that mousse sounds great I have a different variation for mousse:

Melt 12 oz. chocolate chips over a double boiler (as Saucy described)
Get a container of non-dairy whipped cream (I think it's 12 oz too)
Add 1 or 2 tbsp. raspberry liquer
Mix all the ingredients very well
Put into individual cups (wine glasses work great)
Refrigerate for about 2 hours
Enjoy!!!

[saucyvegan]

Saucey will you marry me?

NO!! Ur eyes scare me!!

[feral]

Mmm mm mmmm I just know this thread is gonna be so bad for my butt!

Ok here's mine.

Melt your favourite chocolate.
Mix in seeds, crushed/flaked nuts and raisins.
Spread the mixture onto a sheet of greaseproof paper.
When set, cut into bite sized chunks.
Put into the freezer.
When the call of the chocolate gets too much eat straight from the freezer, lasts much longer and you're getting the goodness of the seeds etc

[tabitha]

I would have happily married you Feral, but you are very quick to go off with Saucy minx face vegan just because she offered you chocolate. I could have offered you chocolate

Ps I cant eat chocolate any more since being vegan it gives me terrible headaches I do crave it though. I shant come here anymore though

[feral]

NO!! Ur eyes scare me!!

Damn it woman, must you mock my boggle affliction?! I'm sick of you and that tab one always drawing attention to it... that's right I'm leaving *slams door*

[DancingWillow]

Oh, poor Tabs, no chocolate?! How do you live? We'll miss you in this thread!

[Jane M]

You did say anything chocolate, right????

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KuqmaEgPALU

[Blueshark]

I am going to buy some of this stuff tommorow.

All vegan, they use Soya for the milky stuff: (The Dark is vegan /edit)

Galler

Am I making you jealous ??

[saucyvegan]

omg thanku blueshark for that!!

[DancingWillow]

Blueshark, you must mail me some!!!

[DancingWillow]

Now!!!

[Blueshark]

Lol, I will of course

[feral]

lol @ the urgency in Willow's post! You do truely belong here girl!

[DancingWillow]

lol

[saucyvegan]

Blueshark? I cant see where it says vegan on the site?

[Blueshark]

I dont know if it does, but I have checked the ingredients on an actual bar.

Also in the Galler shop in Antwerp, the lady serving confirmed they dont use dairy products in the Dark chocs.

Actually dark chocs, are supposed to be of higher quality, and regarded as the best chocolate.

[Tigerlily]

I have been meaning to try this recipe for the longest time now but I keep on forgetting!

Chocolate Mocha Fondue
In a small saucepan set over low heat, stir in 1/2 cup of strong coffee with 3 tbsp sugar until dissolved. Stir in 8oz (225g) chopped semi-sweet chocolate (Tigerlily Note: I think chocolate chips would work too) and 2 tbsp vegan margarine. Stir often until smooth and hot. Then stir in 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Pour into a bowl, dip your fruits, etc in.

[DancingWillow]

mmmmmm!!!!

[Mystic]

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA CAKE

230g raw sugar
8 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp sea salt
3 cups wholewheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup canola oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
400ml cold water
2 tsp vanilla essence
100g macadamia nut butter
vegan chocolate frosting of choice (I use Sweet William Chocolate Spread)
1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts

1) Combine the sugar, cocoa, salt, flour & baking soda together in a mixing bowl, and mix well with a fork.
2) Pour all of the wet ingredients (oil, water, vanilla & vinegar) over the mixture, and mix well using the fork. It is important not to beat it.
3) Pour into two greased 9-inch springform pans, and bake at 350F/180C until a knife comes out clean in the centre. This takes between 35-45 minutes, but keep checking just in case.
4) Cool the cakes down on a cooling rack. Once cooled spread one of the cakes with the macadamia butter liberally. You can make it as thick as you like. I like it thick
5) Sandwich the other cake ontop of the one that has macadamia butter on it, and cover with lots of frosting.
6) Sprinkle the macadamia nuts on top so it looks pretty.
7) Binge

This recipe was adapted from Leah Leneman's Easy Vegan Cooking.

[RedWellies]

It's no good you lot posting the recipes! I need you to make me these things and bring them here!!!

[Tray]

Swiss chocolate is the best
there's an organic-vegan-equitable chocolate that's really good

[feral]

lolol Red I was just sittin thinkin I need someone to come and make them for me!

[puffin]

Wow i was away for one evening and i come back and you lot are already on your second page talking about chocolate oh you are my kind of people
I shall post a recipe later.
Blueshark, we all expect some chocolate now Now NOw NOW

[Risker]

This made me feel sick...

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...egg/index.html

[Cherry]

I like Chocolate

Chocolate Easter Nests

Chocolate brownies

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Double chocolate & cherry muffins

Black Forest Gateau

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cheesecake

Hedgehog Cake

[Jane M]

I think I will try to make chocolate covered pretzels today!

[Jane M]

Ummm, Cherry, how do I melt a candy bar? I have some 80% dark chocolate bars. Can I just nuke them in the microwave? Maybe this isn't such a good idea?

[Mr Flibble]

bain-maries are for loosers (), snap it up small and stick it in the microwave on 50% power until done

[Jane M]

ok thanks!!!!! (looks up ban-marie in dictionary)

[Cherry]

Microwaves are for losers :P

I don't have a real bain-marie but I snap it up and melt it in a pyrex bowl over a pan of hot water.

It's therapeutic to stir it as it's melting (mmmm chocolate) and has the added benefit that it can't burn. Oh yeh, and you don't need a microwave!

[RedWellies]

I got rid of my microwave after reading up on all the scary stories about them. (Although it was supposed to be dairy that was worst affected by the waves, so I guess that's something!!)

Now I need to talk about chocolate seeing as I'm here...looking forward to my parcel from Animal Aid which will contain LOTS of chocolate.

[Jane M]

OMG...just went to Vegan Lunchbox and she had a link to this:

http://www.rosecitychocolates.com/ve...hocolates.html

Lovely vegan Easter Chocolates!!!!!! And free shipping...yay!

[DancingWillow]

I love this thread! It's chocolate paradise I can't wait to try all the recipes!!! And Jane, those Easter chocolates look soooooooo gooooood!

[feral]

I'm poorly tonight, I have a bar of g&b cherry and I'm not afraid to use it *chomp*.

[maya]

I am a chocolate covered strawberry freak!!!! Yum!!!

[saucyvegan]

OMG...just went to Vegan Lunchbox and she had a link to this:

http://www.rosecitychocolates.com/ve...hocolates.html

Lovely vegan Easter Chocolates!!!!!! And free shipping...yay!

omg these look fantastic.Im getting some.Now!

[Jane M]

Yes, I am thinking of a good chocolate buzz before sending off another e-mail to that moron in the theater. Good feeling finding an idiot sometimes!

[saucyvegan]

Yes jane. I read about that. Id have made him bodily remove me from the site. Thats kinda like messing with ur religion!! (stands with hands on hips)

[Jane M]

Darn straight!

[Hemlock]

Ummmm....sorry, I've never really liked chocolate milk or plain. Can't understand why anyone would want to eat it!
*Runs away from the baying murdering hoardes*

[feral]

Ummmm....sorry, I've never really liked chocolate milk or plain. Can't understand why anyone would want to eat it!
*Runs away from the baying murdering hoardes*

... weirdo!

[Jane M]

Don't worry, Hemlock! I get her share so back off all!!!!!!

[DancingWillow]

*Runs away from the baying murdering hoardes*

Run FAST!!!

[saucyvegan]

Ummmm....sorry, I've never really liked chocolate milk or plain. Can't understand why anyone would want to eat it!
*Runs away from the baying murdering hoardes*

fruit da toot!!

[RedWellies]

Ummmm....sorry, I've never really liked chocolate milk or plain. Can't understand why anyone would want to eat it!
)

Hemlock, isn't that blasphemy on this thread?