This is usually eaten plain and also used in cakes it has a very rich chocolate flavor and is very sweet. Samuel German created the German chocolate in 1852. It s a special blend of chocolate, with sugar and cocoa butter added. Only this formula is rich enough, bold enough, full flavored enough to keep its character in the many unique recipes that it has inspired. What it lacks in sweetness it makes up in flavor.
Sugar offsets the chocolate s natural bitterness in recipes.
It does contain large amounts of cocoa butter and is often used in frostings and cheesecakes. The chips and chunks are added to cookies and other desserts for a special chocolate flavor. These pieces are dainty pieces of a smooth, rich blend of cocoa and vegetable oil with just enough sweetening to give interest flavors. During baking, the chips soften slightly but hold their shape to add texture constant to cakes and cookies. Chocolate, semisweet chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, cinnamon, mint and butterscotch.