So what are the health benefits of chocolate? First of all, it can keep you young because it contains flavonoids, which act as antioxidants, a substance that slows down the aging process caused by free radicals. If you like dark chocolate, then you are actually doing yourself a favor because it lowers the blood pressure and levels of cholesterol in the blood. And the reason why eating chocolate makes us feel so good is because it contains endorphins, which cause pleasure, and serotonin, a substance that acts as an anti-depressant. So next time you feel a bit down, have some chocolate.

Now that you are convinced that chocolate is so good for you, let’s look at an enjoyable way that you can bring it into your kitchen. One of the most enjoyable ways to eat it is in the form of chocolate cupcakes. These little cakes are so easy to make, and of course their crowning glory has to be the cupcake frosting, which tastes absolutely amazing and is a chocolate celebration in itself.

Here is a great chocolate cupcake recipe that will put you in Seventh Heaven:

For the actual cake, you will need:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk

Mix the dry ingredients together and set aside. Then cream together the butter and sugar till you have a light and fluffy batter. Add in the eggs and then stir in the vanilla. It’s time to add the dry ingredients, followed by the milk. Then all you need to do is pour the mixture into little cases and bake in the oven at a heat of 350 degrees F for around 15 minutes.

And now is the time for the greatest indulgence of all: chocolate fudge frosting, which is surely the most delicious cupcake decoration of all:

All you need to do is combine together: sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk. Boil them for two minutes and then beat the mixture into the best consistency for spreading. Add vanilla extract according to taste and then you will have a great fudge frosting.

The actual process of cupcake decorating can follow any pattern that you like. You might want to pipe the frosting on the top, making pretty swirls. Or maybe you would paint it on.

No matter what you decide to do, when you eat these delicious (and not so unhealthy, according to the above) chocolate cupcakes, you will understand why the Aztecs gave chocolate a divine status …

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Now, before I start with the chocolate cake recipes, here are some basic facts about chocolate, cocoa and cacao.

• Fruits from the cacao tree tastes nothing like the processed chocolate we eat
• There is a type of fruit called ‘chocolate fruit’ but it is not fruits from the cacao tree and is actually the nickname for the Black Sapote which is also healthy chocolate substitute.
• The cacao tree is native to South America and it has been cultivated for at least 300 years.
• The Maya and Aztecs are the first ones to invent chocolate drinks known as xocolatl which means bitter water and does not taste like the hot chocolate drinks of today.
• The chocolate that we eat has gone through a tedious process to get to the rich chocolaty sweetness it has.
• Cocoa is processed from cacao beans and in pure form, it is bitter to the taste.
• So, it is from cacao beans to cocoa and from the cocoa, it became chocolate.
• Dark chocolate is good for health and is known to lower blood pressure and protect the heart.
• There are many types of chocolate such as white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa butter, baking chocolate, bittersweet chocolate and bitter chocolate.
• Chocolates have been linked to giving you a boost in adrenaline and also endorphins, that’s why it has also earned the reputation that chocolate is a type of aphrodisiac.

For the longest time, chocolates were first enjoyed as cocoa drinks and then it chocolate bars were invented. From then onwards, we have what we call an explosion of chocolate products! That’s why today we have so many different types of chocolate cake recipes and chocolate cookie recipes to satisfy every chocolate craving of any chocoholic.

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