merryb wrote:

> Mmmm, chemicals...

Chemicals? Where? The ingredients:

1/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
1½ teaspoons instant espresso (optional)
½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons boiling water
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted
½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2½ cups (17½ ounces) sugar
13/4¾ cups (8¾ ounces) all-purpose flour
3/4 ¾ teaspoon salt
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into ½-inch pieces


The recipe does call for sodium chloride, but rumor has it humans need
to consume some of that each day.