Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter weighs 218g per cup in melted form. It is the fat extracted from cacao beans and is solid at room temperature. Cocoa butter is essential for tempering chocolate and making homemade chocolate bars. It melts at body temperature, giving chocolate its smooth mouthfeel. Food-grade cocoa butter can be expensive — make sure to buy the deodorized version for a neutral flavor, unless you want a strong cocoa aroma. Store in a cool, dark place for up to two years.
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03 // WHY IT MATTERS
If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.
A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.
Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.
The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.