Archive for June 20th, 2009

Dark Chocolate

According to a recent study, eating a little dark chocolate every day could be good for you. Research at Johns Hopkins University in the USA found that cocoa beans have a similar biochemical effect to aspirin in reducing the likelihood of blood clots.

The scientists estimate that eating a little dark chocolate every day could halve the risk of a heart attack. However, what they don’t emphasize is that eating a lot of chocolate is actually bad for your heart, because even dark chocolate is jam-packed full of sugar and animal fats.

In the meantime why don’t you try making this lovely chocolate cake recipe;

CHOCOLATE CAKE, OR DEVIL’S FOOD
5 level tablespoonfuls of butter,
1?1/4 cups of sugar,
3?1/2 squares of Baker’s Chocolate, (melted),
3 eggs,
1 teaspoonful of vanilla,
3/4 a cup of milk,
3?1/2 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
1?1/2 cups of sifted pastry flour.

Cream the butter, add sugar and chocolate, then the unbeaten eggs and
vanilla, and beat together until very smooth. Sift the baking powder with
one?half a cup of the flour, and use first; then alternate the milk and the
remaining flour, and make the mixture stiff enough to drop from the spoon.
Beat until very smooth and bake in loaf in moderate oven.

Enjoy!

SOURCE: 101 Facts You Should Know About Food