Further treatment of the cocoa liquor
varies according to the manufacturer’s
needs. To make cocoa powder and cocoa
butter, the liquor is pressed through a fine
filter that retains the cocoa particles while
allowing the butter to flow through. The
compacted cake of cocoa particles is then
made into cocoa powder (below), while
the butter becomes an important ingredient
in all kinds of manufactured chocolate.
Conching Pure cocoa liquor has a concen
trated chocolate taste, and may be hard
ened and packaged as is for use in baked