baking chocolate
noun
variants
or less commonly baker's chocolate
: unsweetened chocolate that is used especially as an ingredient in baking
Melt two ounces of baking chocolate and mix it into the batter.
Unadulterated chocolate is sold as unsweetened or baking chocolate and packs the boldest chocolate punch.—
Keith Dresser
Keith DresserLarge amounts of chocolate, especially baker's chocolate and chocolate chips, can be toxic to your pets.—Amy Marder
Amy MarderExamples of baking chocolate in a Sentence
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In this fluffy pie with a no-bake filling, the bitterness of espresso powder and coffee liqueur cuts through the sweetness of baking chocolate and enhances the cocoa flavor.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
Just a few spoonfuls of flavorful cocoa (or, in some versions, a couple of tidy squares of baking chocolate) turn this cake a pale, ruddy brown, the same color as the building blocks of brown stone building facades, thus its name.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Overall Flavor: In addition to substantially more cocoa powder, chocolate cakes often incorporate melted baking chocolate into the batter, resulting in an intensely chocolatey flavor.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Candies or baking chocolates with other ingredients were eliminated.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2024
Bright, medium-deep purple; the aromas are quite lovely, with notes of black plum, black cherry, baking chocolate and sweet oak.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Even so, Texans have become particularly creative in this heat wave, proofing bread in a mailbox, baking chocolate chip cookies in the car and popping popcorn on pavement.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
Just a few spoonfuls of flavorful cocoa (or, in some versions, a couple of tidy squares of baking chocolate) turn this cake a pale, ruddy brown, the same color as the building blocks of brown stone building facades, thus its name.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Overall Flavor: In addition to substantially more cocoa powder, chocolate cakes often incorporate melted baking chocolate into the batter, resulting in an intensely chocolatey flavor.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Candies or baking chocolates with other ingredients were eliminated.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2024
Bright, medium-deep purple; the aromas are quite lovely, with notes of black plum, black cherry, baking chocolate and sweet oak.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Even so, Texans have become particularly creative in this heat wave, proofing bread in a mailbox, baking chocolate chip cookies in the car and popping popcorn on pavement.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Baking chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baking%20chocolate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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