How harmful is chocolate for kids? However, the AAP does not recommend that children under the age of 2 have foods containing caffeine or added sugar—both of which are found in chocolate. 4 So while food allergies are not a reason to delay giving your young child chocolate, the added sugar and caffeine are. Can toddler eat chocolate? Most experts suggest not introducing sweets for the first year of your child's life. You want them to develop a taste for other, healthier food items first. But realistically, there are no specific medical guidelines for introducing chocolate to your baby. What...

What temperature do you set the oven for dark pans? ANSWER: When baking with darker pans, the general rule is to lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees. The timing also may need to be adjusted — typically you'll need to increase it. This applies to cakes, cookies and quick breads as well as cheesecakes. Do darker pans take longer to bake? A dark metal pan absorbs and distributes heat more quickly and thoroughly than lighter-colored pans. So not only does your cake bake more quickly in a dark pan, its crust can potentially burn (or at least brown unpleasantly)...