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.
