This sauce is an all-time favourite, either cold or at room temperature. To serve hot, increase chocolate to 8 oz (250 g).
Always popular with both kids and grown-ups, these treats are a step up with their combination of milk and bittersweet chocolates.
Popular throughout Europe, these thin, candylike cookies are filled with fruits. Keep refrigerated between waxed paper in a cookie tin, because they'll soften if kept at room temperature. If desired, drizzle with melted bittersweet chocolate.
These buttery little sponge cakes are feather-light and eaten as a cookie. Instead of the glaze, you can dip them halfway into melted bittersweet chocolate or dust them with icing sugar. You will need a special madeleine pan, available at most kitchen supply stores.
Take note chocolate lovers and cake bakers (even novices), this curl-coated cake is surprisingly straightforward to make. A hint of raspberry complements the bittersweet chocolate. Garnish the cake with fresh raspberries, if you like. Quality chocolate, such a Lindt, Valhrona or Callebaut, gives the smoothest creamy texture to the filling and icing.
This cheesecake, baked in a rectangular pan, suits buffets to a T. Just cut the squares and arrange on a festive platter. To dress up the squares, a little oval of whipped cream wouldn't be amiss, especially if you call on the licorice flavours of the cheesecake by adding a splash of sambuca. Then add a sprinkle of candy-coated fennel seeds (available in South Asian groceries) or thinly sliced pastel and black licorice allsorts. Or focus on the chocolate and serve with a pitcher of Silky Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce.
Decorate your Christmas cookie tray with this tasty - and pretty - holiday treat.
If there were an award for over-the-top desserts, this triple-chocolate treat would take the cake. It's pure heaven on a spoon, with layers of white and dark chocolate custard, fudgy brownies and totally decadent chopped-up chocolate bars.
Chewy nut meringue and bittersweet and milk chocolate mousse combine in this stunning dessert.
First Prize in Bars and Squares Category
Karen DeBeer of Moose Jaw, Sask., created this prize-winning square for her annual bake sale. The square was such a huge success that she now makes it all the time for family and friends.
