The best variety, known as Caracas, is from Venezuela. Mix cocoa with hot milk or boiling water to make a drink, or add to cakes, puddings and icings to give them a chocolate flavour.

Cocoa powder might not always deliver the same flavor punch as pure chocolate, unless you use this super easy trick to bring ...

The best variety, known as Caracas, is from Venezuela. Mix cocoa with hot milk or boiling water to make a drink, or add to cakes, puddings and icings to give them a chocolate flavour.

You start off by adding three parts milk to one part heavy cream into a saucepan over medium heat. Three cups of milk will make about four ... over a teaspoon of cocoa powder per cup of milk.