— Diane Kirschner

Well, I'm glad that you're asking me that because cacao is really unroasted cocoa. So it falls into the category of natural cocoa. It is used often to describe raw cocoa, raw cacao, but there is no such thing. And I know some of you have heard me say this over and over again and I have talked to manufacturers of raw cacao and they have said it's true during the fermentation process the beans are laid out and the temperature naturally goes too higher than what is allowed in cacaos. So if you're thinking about using chocolate that's labored labeled cacao, know that that is non alkalized or natural cocoa. And then the rules that I explained will hold. I do prefer to use a cocoa powder, whether natural or alkali, that is between 20 and 22% fat. There are lower fat cocoa powders, but I want a really nice rich taste. And so those are the ones that I prefer to use. So Diane, don't mix them up. Cacao is natural cocoa powder.