As much as you might want to, sometimes there just isn't time to make frosting from scratch. If you're decorating a cake for a birthday or making cupcakes for you child's class, you don't have to settle for the muted flavor of canned chocolate frosting.

Although chocolate's sweet, pleasant taste may put a smile on your face, there are some disadvantages associated with eating this rich food. While you can eat any food in moderation, chocolate provides few nutritional benefits and has several nutritional disadvantages that may make it a poor choice for your diet.

Dark chocolate offers more health benefits than milk or white chocolate. The higher concentration of cocoa means that dark chocolate contains more substances with positive health properties. Though 72 percent dark chocolate has some risks, eating it in small amount can have positive effects on your health.

Chocolate is an indigenous South American food. Traditionally, the bean of the cacao tree was brewed with hot water, producing a bitter drink often mixed with dried chili peppers.

Creating your own molding chocolate from cocoa power allows you to control the ingredients and easily make adjustments for nutrition. Cocoa beans come from the fruit of the cocoa tree and contain about 54 percent fat, 11 percent protein and 31 percent carbohydrates.

Chocolate comes from cacao beans that grow on the Theobroma cacao plant, a tropical tree native to South America. In addition to the enticing flavor of this culinary delicacy, chocolate has certain properties that may provide health benefits, although research that supports these claims is limited.

Chocolate presents a problem for most people with Crohn's disease. However, with Chrohn's disease, some people react more strongly to certain foods, while others can eat them without any side-effects. That means that you may be able to eat small amounts of chocolate with few ill effects.

Raw cacao nibs are pieces of the beans from the cacao plant. The seed is the source of the cocoa powder and cocoa butter in chocolate. Commercial chocolate bars are made by roasting the cacao beans and heating the chocolate paste above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Baking brownies in a slow cooker such as a Crock-Pot frees up your oven. It also allows you to make a fix-and-forget dessert via the same technique that allows you to prepare roasts and stews with little muss and fuss. Crock-Pot brownies feature a gooey center, similar to chocolate lava cake, and a crunchy crust.

Chocolate is derived from cocoa beans and has been consumed in a variety of forms for countless generations by indigenous peoples, particularly natives of South American countries.

Adding a little cocoa to your child’s cup of milk or sprinkling a little bit on a piece of fruit may encourage your child to eat healthy foods he may not want to eat. Chocolate can be part of a healthy and balanced.

Chocolate is a versatile food. You can eat it as a confection, as a dip for fruits, as a dessert topping or as an addition to hot beverages. Further, dark chocolate does have some health benefits, due mainly to the antioxidants it contains.