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You just got home from work, it’s a busy day, and you host a small gathering at your house. You'd like to have your pals over for dinner. You have your starters and entrées planned out, but you are concerned about presenting the dessert. No need to panic, we have an amazing and mouthwatering dessert for you. Cactus Snowball is a dessert that will have a button-cute cacti but won’t hurt you. You will not resist yourself after eating just one.
The dessert is the most visually attractive and will catch someone’s attention right away at first sight. This is not a typical muffin; it has a marshmallow filling within, and the green coconut shreds are all that are present. It comes in little, chocolate-filled silicon domes the size of a cone and is served with it. The delicacy has a cactus appearance when the muffin portion is assembled on top and decorated with flowers and tiny white sprinkles.
A peek into its past
Taking you back to the past, those were roasted and powdered cacao seed kernels in centuries ago that were consumed on its own or as a flavouring for other cuisines. These compounds together were responsible for making gourmet chocolate and since then we can’t imagine our lives without this amazing taste and flavour. History says that most Mesoamerican people, including the Maya and Aztecs, also produced chocolate beverages. Being one of the most popular food types and flavours in the world, there are various dishes invented from chocolate, especially sweets like cakes, pudding, mousse, chocolate brownies, and chocolate chip cookies.
History also says that chocolate may be traced back more than 3,000 years to the Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures, who made a beverage from the cocoa bean's fruit. The Maya believed chocolate to be god's food that’s why they started worshipping the cacao tree. They even buried their dignitaries with bowls of chocolate.
Chocolate has a lot of carbs, which makes it a great source of fast energy. It also includes trace levels of substances such as theobromine and caffeine, which are stimulating alkaloids. To make sweet chocolate, In 1847, the English firm Fry and Sons initially blended cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, and sugar. After that it became the backbone for the majority of chocolate candy used today. The word was first used in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, where it was chocolatl. Here’s the recipe.
Ingredients:
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup warm water
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
For the frosting and filling:
• 7 ounces marshmallow fluff
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup shortening
For the topping:
• 2 cups coconut, shredded
• Green food colouring
• White sprinkles
• Fondant
Method:
For the cactus snowball:
• Set the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cake preparation: Combine warm water and chocolate powder. Set aside after adding milk.
• Until frothy and fluffy, combine butter and sugar. Then, add vanilla essence after each egg.
• Add the cocoa powder mixture and whisk until smooth. Salt, baking soda, and flour must be added. Blend thoroughly.
• Pour into silicone domes, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick is removed clean. Remove from the oven, then allow to cool.
For the frosting and filling:
• Add butter, marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, and shortening to a big bowl. Mix thoroughly and uniformly.
• Fill each cake with frosting after adding half of it to a piping bag.
• Spread frosting all over the outside of each cake and roll in green coconut.
• Add white sprinklings and flowers on top.
