Use Cocoa as a Chocolate Substitute

Missing the right chocolate for the recipe? Craving that chocolate cake? Need a quick substitution for chocolate? Here are some chocolate substitutions, but remember not always do they work as well as the original recipe ingredient. If you are in a jam, then hopefully one of these suggestions will work.

Steps

 * 1) Substitute unsweetened baking chocolate: Combine 3 tablespoons cocoa powder with 1 tablespoon of butter, margarine or vegetable oil. This will make the equivalent of 1 ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate.
 * 2) Substitute semisweet Chocolate: 9 tablespoons cocoa, 7 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons shortening. This will make the equivalent of 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate. Do not use in chocolate chip cookies as this is not in chip form.
 * 3) Substitute sweet Baking Chocolate: 4 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons sugar, 4 tablespoons cocoa, 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening. Again, do not use in a chocolate chip type cookie as this is not in chip form. This will make the equivalent of 4 ounces of sweet baking chocolate.

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make a Chocolate Cake
 * How to Make Hot Chocolate Mix from Pure Cocoa
 * How to Make Chocolate Frosting
 * How to Make a Hot Chocolate
 * How to Make Mint Truffles
 * How to Make Fantastic Fudge

Sources and Citations

 * Make Your Own Mixes and Prepared Foods
 * Substituting Ingredients