This was an excellent recipe. However, my syrup never began to thicken. I probably should have combined the cocoa powder and sugar together first prior to placing it in water. So, I added a tiny bit of water to 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch to dissolve the cornstarch and poured it in. Let it boil lightly for about a minute and then removed it from the heat and added the vanilla. Perfect consistency.

Reviewed On: Dec. 20, 2009

Absolutely delicious. And easy. Big hit with my daughter who HATES almond extract. She didn't even know it was in there. Excellent. I bought canned mandarin oranges because I had a coupon. Now I will be buying them to make this quick and easy recipe. I used a food processor to crumb the butter into the dry ingredients and then poured that mixture into the wet ingredients. It was definitely pourable and not stiff. Thanks for a great recipe.

Reviewed On: Jul. 25, 2009

I finally did this recipe correctly. One small step caused it to always fall - sifting the flour. It made a world of difference between the last batch and this one. This is by far the best I've made. Great with homemade vanilla ice cream.

Reviewed On: Jul. 20, 2009