Can I substitute unsweetened chocolate for sweet german chocolate in a cake?!


Question: Can I substitute unsweetened chocolate for sweet german chocolate in a cake!?
I don't have time to go to the store!. Can I just substitute unsweetened chocolate for sweet german chocolate in a cake!? Should I reduce the amount of chocolate I use!? Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1/3 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons fat can be substituted for 4 ounces German's sweet baking chocolate!.

You have to replace the sugar and fat of the sweet baking chocolate!. If you use unsweetened chocolate, just add the sugar!.

1 oz of unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon of sugar!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Chocolate Cake


2 oz!. unsweetened chocolate

1/4 lb!. butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 tsp!. baking soda

1/2 tsp!. salt


Butter and lightly flour two cake pans!. Melt the chocolate in a small pot or bowl over simmering water; set aside to cool!. Cream the butter, slowly beat in the sugar, and beat until light!. Add the eggs and the vanilla, mixing well!. Add the chocolate and combine thoroughly!. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together, add to the first mixture, and blend!. Add one cup ice water and beat until smooth!. Pour the batter into the pans and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean!. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto racks!.

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For melted baking chocolate, use melted butter, shortening or vegetable oil!.

For 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa, substitute 3 tablespoons natural cocoa powder plus 1/8 teaspoon baking soda!.

For 3 tablespoons natural cocoa, substitute 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa plus 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar!.


For 1 ounce (1 square) unsweetened chocolate, substitute 3 tablespoons cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon shortening or butter!.
For 1 ounce (1 square) semisweet chocolate, substitute 1 square unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon sugar, or substitute 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips!.

Do not substitute milk chocolate for recipes that call for semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate!. Milk chocolate is more heat sensitive than other chocolates, and it has a much different flavor and sweetness!.

Chocolate chips, semisweet, 1 ounce
1 ounce sweet cooking chocolate, chopped!.

Chocolate, semisweet, 1-2/3 ounces
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate and 4 teaspoons sugar

Chocolate, semisweet chips, melted, 6-ounce package
2 squares unsweetened chocolate, 2 tablespoons shortening and 1/2 cup sugar

Chocolate, unsweetened, 1 ounce or square
3 tablespoons cocoa and 1 tablespoon fat


Cocoa, 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons
1 ounce (square) chocolate (decrease fat called for in recipe by 1/2 tablespoon)
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Yes, you can!. I recently made a German Chocolate cake, and I used unsweetened chocolate for the German Chocolate!.

This is the substitution recommended for using unsweetened chocolate instead of German Chocolate:

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i don't think it will turn out right!. unsweetened is specifically made for cooking really!. bu ti guess you can always try it and see what happens, sometimes it can surprise you!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

well if your orignally supposed to use sweet chocolate, then i wouldnt use unsweetened!. it might ruin the flavor of the cake!. but you can use it if you like!. it just might not taste right!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

you can switch but then you'll have an absence or excess of sugar, depending on which way you go, so you'll have to adapt your recipeWww@FoodAQ@Com

add a little extra sugarWww@FoodAQ@Com

i think it will workWww@FoodAQ@Com





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