Monthly Archives: July 2012
Mocha Ice Cream Cake
July 12, 2012
If you crave ice cream cake, but you don't want to spend a lot of your precious time prepping in the kitchen, this recipe is for you!
Ice cream cake can either be ice cream shaped as a cake or cake and ice cream that are layered together in order to make a single form. The concept of ice cream cake allegedly came from desserts that are composed of cream and cookies or cake named as trifles, which initially surfaced in the Renaissance. Ice cream cake is often served at birthdays and weddings.
However, you can devour it anytime you want. Especially now that you have this recipe in hand!
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Chocolate as Poison?
July 10, 2012
Not being able to eat even a piece of chocolate for a short period of time is bad enough, how much more for a little girl who at the age of five is not allowed to taste even a little bit of this sweet heaven. For normal people, too much chocolate candy could cause maybe cavities, increased sugar levels, sore throats and inflamed tonsils. But to Lola Raine, this could cost her entire life.
Even before she was born, Lola's parents Natalie and Tim already found out that she had Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease or ARPKD. This is one very rare kidney and liver disease that is inherited by a child from her carrier parents. In this condition, kidneys do not function well. They do not dispose properly the waste materials of the body. Because of that, potassium and other toxic agents accumulate in the body, thus poisoning the blood and posing grave threat to the life of a person.
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Toffee Chocolate Cake
July 4, 2012
Toffee candy, whether it be as a traditional sweet treat or homemade goodies, has a lot of fans.
People who were little children in the 70’s and partly the 80’s known exactly how delectable toffee could be, especially its mouth-feel. Most of us have childhood memories that involve toffee as it’s always been a darling to many. We love it for all the good old memories, and also just because it’s downright yummy.
Just so you know, toffee is described as a confection that you can come up with after caramelizing sugar or molasses together with butter, and sometimes flour. Such a mixture must be heated until its temperature reaches the hard crack stage of 300 to 310° F.
It’s head-tilting good when it’s put on top of an already yummy chocolate cake!
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Irish As The Biggest Chocoholics
July 3, 2012
A recent report by Food from Britain shows that the the Irish people have the highest per capita consumption of chocolate globally. Around 24.7 pounds (11.2kg) of chocolate are devoured every year per capita in Ireland.
According to reports, the Irish chocolate market is valued at a staggering $677 million dollars, and places such as Lily O'Briens and Butlers Chocolate Café are reaping some major benefits. Chocolate manufacturers like Nestle, Cadbury, and Rowntree have to be thankful to the Irish chocoholics, as well. The latter should be particularly thankful as they are celebrating their 150th birthday.
Currently, Ireland is Britain’s largest export market for chocolate. Sweet treats that aid in the thriving of business include the British-made Kit-Kat bars.
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