Cocoa butter is the natural fat pressed from cocoa beans. It is the base of every real chocolate and gives it its shine, its fine texture and that characteristic melt on the tongue. It is used in confectionery and in homemade cosmetics alike. Here is what cocoa butter is and how to use it at home.
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Cocoa butter is a pale yellow fat pressed from cocoa mass. It is solid at room temperature but melts at body temperature, which is exactly why chocolate melts so pleasantly on the tongue. It has a delicate cocoa aroma and a long shelf life.
It is mostly fat, but it also contains antioxidants; in sensible amounts it is part of any good chocolate.
Not really when making chocolate – it does not set the same way and the flavour is different.
In good chocolate shops and baking suppliers.
Most gently over a water bath at a low temperature, so it does not overheat.
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