A question about a recipe: Sam's Favorite Chocolate Cake

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A question about a recipe: Sam's Favorite Chocolate Cake

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Any particular type of cocoa powder? dutch processed? unsweetened? sweetened?

asked by Sarah Aline Steinberg over 6 years ago

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Merrill Stubbs

Merrill is a co-founder of Food52.

added over 6 years ago

From the headnote, it sounds like she'd use unsweetened, and I'd go for regular cocoa powder because she doesn't specify Dutch process.

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Peter

While Peter no longer works for Food52 he still thinks up ways to make the website better.

added over 6 years ago

My wife says thanks!

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sweet enough

added over 6 years ago

Actually, I have used both unsweetened cocoa powder and Dutch processed and the both tasted great.

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