Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

I’ve been reading numbers like 12 and 15 in the Minimum Temperature (Santacruz) column. My dad has been trying to steal my quilt every night. Unsuccessfully might I add. While my mum orders me around to make her a cup of tea every 45 minutes while she corrects her papers. And then sheepishly asks me to ‘total’ all the marks in her papers.

It’s chilly, and pleasant. The day shines just enough sun to give you a false sense of warmth, till it all fades away to insensitive breezes.The warmth from a good strong cuppa, or a sturdy jacket is the only kind of warmth you can seek solace in. Not to mention a stack of books, hot chocolate and a blanket. But wasn’t that always a given?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milk, dark chocolate.

If in the mood for extravagance, cream and sugar.

Chop up the chocolate when its nice and soft.

If you steal a bit of chocolate from the pile now, the taste of the hot chocolate will be ruined forever.

No, really.

Ok, kidding. Taste all you want. But please, don’t gorge. *clears throat*

Pour in a cup of milk in a vessel, and turn on the heat.

Let it be on the lowest flame.

Wait till the point where the milk is warm, seconds before the point where it is to start boiling.

Now, dump in the chocolate. Pour in the slightest bit of water. (I dont know why, but it works. Yes)

And by slightest bit, I mean like 2 tablespoon. Really slight, you know?

And stir stir stir!

Within thirty seconds, it shall look as gorgeous as this.

Now pour it out in the same coffee cup you have been making yourself coffee in since your class tenth prelims.

*drool*

Now, for the extragavance.

Take out a boul, and add about 30 ml of cream. ( Else, chuck the precision, just pour out how much cream is suited for a cup of yours. And add in the (same amount – a bit) of sugar behind it.)

Take out the electric beater. And Whip it!

That was a good film btw. You’ve got to love Ellen Page.

Coming back. Beat it for a good 3 4 minutes. Till it becomes stiff, forms peaks and holds on its on.It’ll look something like this.

Now a dollop of cream, and grated chocolate on the top.

Since, the aim of that night was a Red Velvet Hot Chocolate, all I had to do was add a 3 drops of red food colouring to my hot cocoa. Even though you can’t notice the red very distinctly now, it’s there. Just as reassuring, and just as chocolaty as a Red Velvet cupcake 🙂

Have I ever told you about the therapeutic nature of the chopping board? You can gnaw at it all you want, and it just takes it. It leaves a few scars behind, but it works.

This chopping board is a testimony of how I got over my Sem 3 result.

Really.

Ok, fine. I am joking 😛

But voila 🙂

(Excuse the bad quality of the picture, my camera battery stood me up before the launch of the final product.)