Though, now that I think about it, it doesn’t even really taste like chocolate to me. Nor does German Chocolate or Red Velvet. And they don’t make me sneeze, either, which makes me think that there is a particular ingredient in chocolate that is absent and thus makes me not allergic to it… 

From wikipedia:

“Also, because of its reduced amount of cocoa butter, cocoa powder has a more intense chocolate flavor than unsweetened chocolate. Moreover, the addition of coffee is frequently used as a liquid enhance the chocolate flavor.“

Less cocoa butter? Coffee?

Well, I do like coffee. *glances at tiramisu* 

A lot of fudge brownies don’t make me sneeze, either, but regular brownies do… I love a good fudge, but chocolate squares are nasty.

And all of this reminds me of the time Aaron and I went to the M&Ms store in Vegas and how just walking into it gave me an enormous headache… 

From dyingforchocolate:

“…and often uses cocoa as opposed to chocolate for the flavor as well as coffee. The lack of melted chocolate and the addition of coffee is typically what distinguishes a Devil’s food cake from a chocolate cake…”

HMMMMM