Wednesday
Feb112009
Cake Poll: Love and Chocolate!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 
How time flies! It's been a while since our last Cake Poll, so we're making up for it by offering a very sweet treat: an original (not a print!) Cakespy watercolor! The watercolor (shown top) will come in a 4x5 inch frame and will go to just one lucky winner. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment with your responses to the below poll, centered around the star of all February sweetness: chocolate! Here goes:
- Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché?
- The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others?
- Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen?
- Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful?
- Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows?
- Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww?
- What's your favorite chocolate dessert?
The poll is open for anyone (US and international!) to enter; the deadline is 12 p.m. PST on Saturday, February 14. The winner will be announced shortly after!
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Reader Comments (249)
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché? cute! only because I love chocolate, though.
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others?
anything with nuts in it.
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen?
amateur at best.
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful?
awesome.
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows?either plain or with marshmallow fluff.
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? eww.
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? chocolate mousse.
OMG paint something for me!! :) I think we would look soo good together!!
1. Chocolates for Valentine's Day: Cute because traditions are always cute
2.) The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others?
Anything that seems interesting because they always taste weird.
3.) Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen?
Respectable citizen. Classics are classics for a reason
4.) Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful?
I'm not into them. I like to eat chocolate the way I had them as a child. Stuff it all in my mouth with chocolate stains all over my mouth.
5.) Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows?
With! I hate eating marshmallows alone, but who could resist these pillows that remind you of warm and cozy during winter months.
6.) Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww?
YUKKKKKKK!!! Chocolate is meant to be eaten, not slathered on.. unless..
7.) What's your favorite chocolate dessert?
Hershey's kisses - they may not have 60% cacao, but they're chocolate and a kiss and one!
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: CUTE!!!
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Oh, those creamy fruity tasting ones...blech!
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? I think a Hershey's with Almonds is necessary sometimes!
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? I'm open to it.
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? either! :)
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? Oh, baby! ;)
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? ANY...chocolate chip cookies, chocolate lava cakes...
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: a cute cliché
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Must I?
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? Card carrying total citizen
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Awesome in Mole, secret ingredient in Abe's Brewery Bar chili-yum!
Hot chocolate: with marshmallows, fluffy ones
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: eww, and that whole chocolate spa thing, eek
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate flourless cake with raspberries
;-)
1. if my Valentine made the chocolates, then my answer is: cute.
2. the maple ones. blech.
3. very very respectable.
4. awesome!
5. with marshmallows, please.
6. eww, no thanks.
7. today, my favorite chocolate dessert is a warm walnut brownie with whipped fresh cream.
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché? Cute if they're not cheap and gross...
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? The plain piece of milk chocolate
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? I only eat it on my S'mores!
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Never tried it :(
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? WITH TONS!
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? Eww because they usually don't smell like chocolate at all
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Let's go with... Molten Lava Cake!
1. I love cliche!
2. maple or mystery fruit
3. It can be quite delightful
4. mole, hell yeah! Savory flavors are also making their way into gourmet candy bars combining chocolate with flavors such as curry, chipotle, sage, rosemary, chile, ect... those can be pretty interesting.
4. It is a classic.
5. I don't like body products or candles that make me hungry.
6. Dark chocolate fondue with chambord.
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: Cliche, but if they are good quality, then hey--any excuse for chocolate!
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Anything with coffee.
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? Reserved for moments of desperation.
Chocolate in savory foods(mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Delicious!
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? With! And with a whole bunch of them so they make a sort of super cream topping.
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? Depends on the products, but some are pretty good.
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Dove's double dark chocolate ice cream bars. Mmmmmm.
1. Cute, especially if the chocolate are thoughtfully picked out to suit the recipient's preferences.
2. Mint, please! I absolutely adore mint and dark chocolate together, to the point that I sometimes eat breath mints and chocolate chips together. Shh, don't tell.
3. Bleh!! Get it away!
4. It depends, but I would definitely try it before passing judgment.
5. As long as they're vegan marshmallows, the more the merrier!
6. Ohh! I would much rather smell like sweets than soap, personally.
7. Tough one, but probably the chocolate souffle I just made.
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: Necessary!
The chocolate box: liquified cherries
Milk chocolate: I prefer dark chocolate, but not everyone likes it...so it's respectable but not for me.
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): Awesome!
Hot chocolate: I don't mind marshmallows but prefer real whipped cream.
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: I like to smell them, but I don't want to smell *like* them.
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate gelato!
1. Chocolates for Valentine's Day: definitely cliché. People should be thinking outside the candy box already.
2. The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? dark chocolate - yuck!
3. Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? Very respectable citizen. Melts in your mouth and doesn't make my tongue revolt!
4. Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Would you pour a chocolate sauce on a tray of lasagna? It is an AWFUL idea.
5. Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? Don't ruin the event by dropping in little life preservers.
6. Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: eww. don't even want to go there in my mind.
7. What's your favorite chocolate dessert? mousse.
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché? One should never refuse chocolate
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Any of the cream filled. But I will wrestle someone for the caramels.
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? respectalbe citizen
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? not the biggest fan
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? with marshmallows
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? sometimes good, I like Philosphy products that are chocolate scented
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? chocolate souffle
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: a little bit of both but if I had to choose on I would say cliche.
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? The raspberry cream kind or most of the fruity kind...I am a nut/carmel lover.
Milk chocolate: respectable citizen
Chocolate in savory foods To be honest I have never had chocolate in a savory dish...so I guess my answer would be awful
Hot chocolate: with extra marshmallows
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: eww it just doens't smell like the real thing to me.
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate cake!!!
1. Cliche!
2. Coconut. Blech
3. Respectable
4. AWESOME. Mole on everything
5. It's not hot chocolate without marshmallows
6. Eww. They always taste weird
7. Chocolate Flourless Anything
1. Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cliché but I want a box anyway!
2. The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Marzipan
3. Milk chocolate: respectable citizen...just ask any 8 year old
4. Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome
5. Hot chocolate: without marshmallows
6. Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: eww..I got chocolate scented body wash once as a gift, it was not an enjoyable scent.
7. What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate pecan pie. A southern girls best friend!
1-Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché? Totally cliche, but who's going to turn down chocolate, no matter the day?
2- The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? eewww, those awful strawberry or raspberry creams.. ICK!
3- Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? milk chocolate is SOOOO 3rd grade! It has to be dark or semi-sweet to even get my attention!
4- Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Since I add dark chocolate to my chili, I have to say AWESOME! Most people don't realize I put chocolate (and cinnamon) in there, but my chili is never around for leftovers!
5- Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? I prefer whipped cream, but if I'm gonna go marshmallows, it HAS to be mini ones!
6-Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? Mmmm, OOOOOhh, especially when its chocolate-mint or chocolate-orange flavored! Yummy AND sexy!
7-What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Oh, that's a tough one! I'm a sucker for a good old-fashioned piece of chocolate cake, one that's dense yet super moist!
:D
I still think chocolates for Valentine's Day are cute. And always appreciated. : )
The flavor I would rather leave for others is anything caramel. Too sticky and hard to bite through.
I love me some milk chocolate.
I like the surprise. As I've been learning to cook, I'm appreciating the pairings you wouldn't think of first.
No marshmallows please. Never been a fan.
Ew. The chocolate scent has yet to be mastered.
My favorite chocolate dessert is sour cream chocolate cake with sour cream chocolate icing. I love seeing (and tasting) chocolate but with a tang.
Cute if it is really special dark chocolate. Less is more.
Orange Nougat.
Amateur.
Awful.
Marshmallows.
Eww!
Flour-less chocolate cake.
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute!
The chocolate box: leave out the white chocolate and chocolate covered cherries. give me truffles and caramel!!
Milk chocolate: duh-licious.
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): well, I don't hate it. but, I don't prefer it, either.
Hot chocolate: mostly marshmallows.
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: eww. those are headaches in a bottle/jar.
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? chocolate cake with chocolate mousse icing
1. Cute! Even the cheap kind in a box is cute to me.
2.Anything fruit flavored: tastes fake and gross.
3.Don't eat it anymore, but have a fondness for those giant Hershey's bars (my grandma gave us one every year in our Christmas stockings).
4. DO NOT like chocolate in anything savory. Ewww.
5. Absolutely NO marshmallows allowed. Lots of whipped cream, though, is required.
6.Blegh. No. And no food-scented candles, either, please.
7. Chocolate cupcakes from Mani's Bakery in L.A. I dream about them.
Thanks for the nice giveaway, and Happy Valentine's Day!
#1 Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute and delicious!
#2 The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? the super dark chocolates - give me the raspberry and orange creams please!
#3 Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? very respectable - there's nothing like a hershey's kiss melting on the tongue.
#4 Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? awesome! mole is delicious!
#5 Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? without marshmallows, but with whipped cream.
#6 Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? gross! blech!
#7 What's your favorite chocolate dessert? this is hard - probably chocolate pudding with whipped cream. yum!
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: Cliche!
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Anything with fruit in it!
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? A respectable citizen - sometimes you just need that extra sweetness!
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? I'm not really into it so I guess awful, though that word seems so harsh!
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? For sure with marshmallows!
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: Ew!
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate cupcakes of course!
Chocolates for Valentine's Day: cute or cliché? Chocolates are ALWAYS good!
The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Anything fruit flavored
Milk chocolate: amateur hour or respectable citizen? TOTALLY respectable!
Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): awesome, or awful? Awesome!
Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? With
Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: ooh, or eww? Eww
What's your favorite chocolate dessert? Right now, Black Magic Cake with cream cheese frosting! YUM!
1. Chocolates for Valentine's Day: CUTE! A MUST!!!
2. The chocolate box: which flavor would you rather leave for others? Cherry Cordial - BLECH!
3. Milk chocolate: Respectable citizen
4.Chocolate in savory foods (mole sauce, etc): Awesome
5.Hot chocolate: with or without marshmallows? Both
6. Chocolate-flavored or scented body products: Eeeeeeeew!
7. What's your favorite chocolate dessert? I try not to discriminate!
1) Cute...I love chocolate!
2) I hate the ones with the runny cherry inside...gross
3) Definitely respectable
4) I don't really like chocolate as a savory flavor
5) With
6) Oh, definitely ooh
7) Molten chocolate cake, with vanilla ice cream