Combining Chocolates for Cake

[sabg]

i am not a baker or v familiar with chocolates...in the recipes i have been reading they say biitersweet OR semi...when i read the reviews it seems a lot say bittersweet tastes like dirt and semi is too sweet...can you mix and a hald n half with a good result

[Tri2Cook]

You can combine chocolates to taste but do a little taste-testing of your own before writing darker chocolates off as "dirt". There is a wide range of quality out there as well as a wide range of opinions. Dirt, to a farmer, is a good thing.

[sabg]

You can combine chocolates to taste but do a little taste-testing of your own before writing darker chocolates off as "dirt". There is a wide range of quality out there as well as a wide range of opinions. Dirt, to a farmer, is a good thing.

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i love dark chocolate and like the taste but the cake reviews have not been great...the choc i i have priced is high and i don't want to make a mistake

[gfron1]

Be sure to visit the Index that has a great topic on chocolate cake. Good info there.

[Tri2Cook]

i love dark chocolate and like the taste but the cake reviews have not been great...the choc i i have priced is high and i don't want to make a mistake

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Consider the possiblity that it's the cake, not the chocolate. If you're using quality chocolate that you like and don't like the end result then the problem quite possibly lies elsewhere.