HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Cocoa, Bulk Baking, 8 oz Cans (12 Count)

Okay, this is a different cocoa from anything I've ever had before. The first taste is a bit surprising, so it's better just to think of it as its own thing and not expect it to taste like all the other cocoas you've had. I loved to use it in cakes (I had to increase the flour a little in mine or drop the sugar because it made the already moist cake just too gooey otherwise). I use the Cooks Illustrated recipe (6 chocolate cakes, sour cream), and with the special dark, it's a family and neighborhood favorite. I also love that it turns icing nearly black. I've gotten several commetns about how beautiful the cakes are made with this cocoa.Our favorite use though is in hot cocoa. I use 2tbsp cocoa powder with 1-2 tbsp sugar and add 8 oz of boiling water. We love it just to drink, it looks like the darkest cocoa ever, and is more like a coffee drink, grown up hot chocolate... Our skeptical friends even love it, you should definitely give it a try!! We used to make the cocoa twice as strong, but found 2tbsp is enough for us because it's a very strong cocoa.Here's the kicker. It's better for you... in one cup of the cocoa above (with 1bsp sugar) compared to a cup of cocoa with the same recipe and regular "natural" hershey's cocoa powder (note, it includes 2tbs of each and sugar, not the 1 tbsp on box)________________special dark_______________regularcalories............95.......................95g fat................1........................1g fiber..............4........................2g protein............2........................2Iron................30%.......................8%with the twice as strong recipe, we were getting 60% of our iron from each cup, which is amazing to me. Because of the fiber, my Mom can have this as a weight watcher's drink too, I think she said it was 1 point.

This is awesome and has the best flavor ! If you love the richness of dark chocolate you’ll be happy you’ve switched to this . It’s so full of flavor and makes the best frosting and great change from the regular cocoa powder. We have been making the cake on the back of the Hershey’s container for years and when they came out with this dark flavor we thought we’d give it a try. Let’s just say we never went back to the regular cocoa and everywhere we go it’s always a requested item:) . Plus, I was able to buy the 6 pack at a great price. In the store the container is smaller than the regular cocoa powder and more costly so finding this deal was awesome since this is the one we buy now.

I'd never used this before, or heard of it, so compared to regular Hershey's cocoa (which I managed to run out of) this had a noticeably stronger and better chocolate flavor to it when I made a "Hershey's Collector's Cocoa Cake" recipe from a Hershey's cocoa package around 1988. I've made that recipe dozens of times. This time I tried some and was surprised at how good it tasted, and I'd been buying Penzey's cocoa for several years. I liked this product just fine, no complaints at all!---We made the chocolate mousse recipe printed on the back of the container and it turned out GREAT. It's basically cream and gelatin with cocoa and sugar. Totally easy and more importantly COOL to prepare in the summer months. Serve it in wine glasses and it looks really fancy. The cocoa, again, carried the day. Deep, intense chocolate flavor. Pleased but puzzled to find a top-quality chocolate product from Hershey's, for some reason. Exceeds my expectations by a noticeable measure.

I usually get the generic cocoa powder but decided to try this instead. It has a stronger and richer chocolate flavor. This may or may not be desirable depending on your application and tastes. Pairs nicely in my customized low-carb recipes... chocolate cake , chocolate cream cheese, chocolate shakes, . . . Mmmmm, CHOCOLATE!My only remaining question is how it would work in Chicken Mole !

To confirm, this review is for "HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Baking Cocoa (Dutched Cocoa)". Although the cocoa is labeled as "Baking Cocoa" I figured I'd give it a shot as a hot chocolate/cocoa drink mix. It doesn't mix as easily as the original Hershey's cocoa, but it still works perfectly fine for drinking (and tastes great). I personally add one tablespoon cocoa mix and one tablespoon sugar to 8oz of boiling water, but you can obviously adjust the mixture depending on your preference.

So dark, my cakes look goth. I made the recipe on the container and it was one of the best chocolates cakes I've ever made.