Cocoa Float Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups water into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk so the batter does not become too stiff. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour the sugar water into a 2 quart casserole dish. Drop the chocolate mixture by spoonfuls into the sugar syrup to make dumplings.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Use a slotted spoon to remove dumplings to plates, spoon syrup over and serve.

Steps:

• In a 2-cup measure microwave water, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or till steaming hot.
• Stir in cocoa mix.
• Pour into a mug.
• Top hot chocolate with a small scoop of ice cream.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl sift flour
• Mix in the baking powder as well as the salt and sugar and 1 tablespoons cocoa.
• Sift again.
• Add the milk and the butter and vanilla.
• Mix until smooth.
• Turn into greased casserole dish.
• In small mixing bowl combine the brown sugar and cocoa.
• Sprinkle this mixture over batter in pan.
• Pour the boiling water over top of mix.
• Bake in 350 oven for 30-40 minutes.
• Serve warm by itself or with milk or cream or ice cream. Also good served cold.