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
Large amounts of chocolate, especially baker's chocolate and chocolate chips, can be toxic to your pets.Amy Marder

Examples of baking chocolate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023 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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Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baking chocolate was in 1804

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“Baking chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baking%20chocolate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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