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Dark Chocolate Waffles with White Chocolate Custard Sauce and Chocolate-Espresso Whipped Cream

Easy
Special equipment: a waffle iron For the white chocolate custard sauce: Combine the half-and-half and vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Whisk together
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate espresso bellini

Easy
1) In a small saucepan combine the sugar and espresso over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. 2) Place the chocolate in a small bowl. Pour the sugar and espresso mixture over the chocolate and let sit until the chocolate
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Espresso Martini

Easy
Chill four martini glasses. Combine the espresso, vodka, simple syrup, and amaretto in a martini shaker. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake for about 10 seconds. Divide between the chilled martini glasses. Serve immediately. Simple Syrup:In a sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Chocolate Espresso Cups

Easy
Heat the milk in a medium saucepan over high heat until hot, but not boiling. Reduce the heat to very low and add the espresso, chocolate, sugar, and vanilla. Using a whisk, stir the mixture until the chocolate has melted. Continue to whisk the cho
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Espresso martini

Easy
1) Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the espresso, vodka and coffee liqueur. Shake for 30 seconds, or until foamy. 2) Strain into a chilled martini glass and decorate with the orange peel. Serve at once.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
8

Frothy Chocolate Espresso Shake

Easy
In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-low heat. Add the hot chocolate mix and espresso powder. Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the milk. Place the frozen y
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
4

Frothy chocolate espresso shake

Easy
1) In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-low heat. Add the hot chocolate mix and espresso powder. Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the milk.2) Place the frozen
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake with Ganache

Hard
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. To make the crust: Place the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and cinnamon in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until combined. Pour into a 9-inch springform pan. With your hands, press the c
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
12

Chocolate-Hazelnut-Espresso Mousse

Combine the heavy cream and espresso granules in a small mixing bowl. Stir until dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add the espresso mixture to the bowl of a standing mixer, along with the chocolate-hazelnut spread. Mix with the whisk attachment on medium f
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate mousse with chilli chocolate crisps

Easy
1) Melt 200g of the dark chocolate in a double boiler (or a heatproof bowl set over a pan containing 5cm of boiling water) until smooth. 2) In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks until light and fluffy. Pour into the chocolate mixture while stirring
Prep Time
70 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Espresso Chocolate Chip Meringues

Easy
1) Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 150°C/gas mark 2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. 2) In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and salt until frothy, about 1
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
4

Espresso Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Medium
Position a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 175°C.Mix together the flour, sugars, espresso powder, baking soda, anise seed, salt and chocolate chunks in a large bowl. Add the beaten eggs and stir with a wooden spoon until
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
22

Chocolate tiramisu

Medium
1) Place the mascarpone cheese in a large bowl and set aside. With an electric mixer, beat the cream and 50g of the sugar in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. 2) Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone. Then fold in the chilled chocolate zabag
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. 2. Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, scraping the sides once. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Mix in the vanilla. 3. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt,
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
30

Espresso Chocolate Mousse with Orange Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Easy
For the Mousse: In a small saucepan over medium heat stir together the milk with the sugar and the espresso powder until the milk is hot, but not boiling, and the sugar is dissolved. Place the chocolate chips in a blender. Pour the hot milk over the
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate Mousse

Medium
1) Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with 2.5cm or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching, the water. Stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth. (Alternatively, put the
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Espresso panna cotta

Easy
Place the milk in a heavy, small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatine over and let stand for 5 minutes to soften the gelatine. Stir over medium heat just until the gelatine dissolves, but the milk does not boil, about 2 minutes. Add the cream, espresso po
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
2

Chocolate cornpone with hot Mexican chocolate sauce

Medium
1) For the chocolate cornbread, preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Butter a 23cm round cake tin and line the bottom with baking parchment 2) Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure that the bowl doe
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
6

Espresso Cupcakes

Easy
1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 160°C. Lightly butter 18 oven-safe espresso cups and put them on a baking sheet. 2. Put 2 tablespoons of the instant espresso powder in a large mixing bowl and stir in 1/4 cup hot water.
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
18

Chocolate, chocolate-chip cookies

Easy
1) Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, bicarbonate of soda, and cloves together in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from the heat, and add the dark chocolate, set aside until melted. 2) Whisk the eggs, y
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
24

Chocolate Brownies

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a large, deep baking tray with non-stick baking paper. 2. In a medium glass or metal bowl, over simmering water, or in a bain marie, melt the 350g plain chocolate and butter together. Stir in the cocoa powder, d
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Mousse

Easy
Chill 1 1/2 cups whipping cream in refrigerator. Chill metal mixing bowl and mixer beaters in freezer. In top of a double boiler, combine chocolate chips, coffee, rum and butter. Melt over barely simmering water, stirring constantly. Remove from h
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Chocolate Hazelnut Filo Cigars with White Chocolate Dip

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), gas mark 4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a small bowl, mix together the hazelnuts, dark chocolate, caster sugar and honey. Take one sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter, kee
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
16

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate mascarpone filling and zinfandel buttercream

Easy
For the swiss meringue buttercream: 1) In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, thoroughly whisk together the sugar and egg whites. Set the bowl over a pan of boiling water. Whisking constantly, heat to 62 to 65 degrees
Prep Time
90 mins
Cook Time
19 mins
Serves
27

Black Forest Martini Cocktail

Easy
1. Whip the chocolate flavoured Irish Cream liquor with 100ml of whipping cream until it is lightly aerated. It should still be a pouring consistency. 2. Fill a martini glass with ice to chill. 3. Fill your cocktail shaker three quarters full o
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Chestnut and whisky mousse with chocolate and walnut biscuit and chocolate sauce

Hard
For the chestnut and whisky mousse: 1) Bring the whisky and the 175ml cream to the boil. Remove from the heat and add the gelatin leaves. 2) Pour into a mixing bowl of a paddle mixer with the chestnut puree and mix until the mixture cools down. Fol
Prep Time
330 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
6

Triple chocolate mocha pie

Medium
1) Crust preparation: Pulverize cookies in food processor until fine crumbs. add almonds, salt and butter. Press into 20cm pie plate. Put in freezer for about 10 minutes to set. 2) Mocha filling preparations: Beat mascarpone cheese and granulated s
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Grappa infused chocolate chocolate chunk biscuits

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Position a rack in the centre of the oven. 2) In a heatproof bowl, cover the sultanas with very warm grappa to 2.5cm above the level of the sultanas. Soak until the sultanas are plumped, about 3 to 5 minutes. 3) I
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
24

Heavenly chocolate cake

Hard
1) For the chocolate cake: Mix granulated sugar, sour cream, whole milk, instant espresso, vegetable oil, whole eggs and vanilla essence in a standing mixer on low speed for approximately 2 minutes or until combined. Scrape the bowl and add the flour
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate Pastel Easter Cake with a Chocolate Vermicelli Nest

Medium
Special equipment: a deep-fry thermometer, spider or mesh strainer, latex gloves    Make the nest: Heat the oil to 190 degrees C in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Line an 8-inch diameter bowl with plastic wrap leaving some ove
Prep Time
95 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. 2) Cream the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well. Add the cocoa
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
40

Espresso Caramel Bars

Easy
For the crust: Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4. Line the bottom of a 23cm round spring form pan with parchment or greaseproof paper. Spray the paper and the sides of the pan with cooking
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
Serves
6

Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

Easy
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Prepare the springform pan by coating it in a thin layer with 2 tablespoons of the softened butter. Add the cocoa powder to the pan and tap the sides to coat the bottom and sides evenly. Discard any excess cocoa powder.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
65 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate Avocado Pudding

Easy
1. Bring a medium saucepan 1/3 full of water to a simmer over medium heat. Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl, set it on the saucepan and turn off the heat. Let stand 5 minutes; stir the chocolate until smooth. Stir in the espresso powder. Cool
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
6

Hot chocolate bar

Easy
1)For the Cinnamon sugar:Cut the vanilla pod in half, lengthwise. Using the back of a knife, scrape along the inside of the vanilla bean to collect the seeds. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into a small bowl. Add sugar and cinnamon and stir to combine. Se
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Hot chocolate

Easy
1) Heat the milk and gold top or single cream in a saucepan on medium heat to just below the simmering point. 2) Remove the pan from the heat and add both chocolates, stirring to dissolve. 3) When the chocolates are melted, add the sugar, vanilla
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Molten Chocolate Cakes with Berries

Easy
1) Butter and lightly flour six (170 g) ramekins. Tap out any excess flour. 2) In a small saucepan, bring to a boil 4cm of water. In a large glass bowl, add butter, chocolate and espresso powder. Lower heat and place bowl over the simmering water. S
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
6

Espresso Brownies

Easy
1) Preheat oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.Spray a 23 by 33-cm baking pan with nonstick spray. 2) Whisk 75ml of water, oil, eggs, and 2 tablespoons espresso powder in a large bowl to blend. Add the brownie mix. Stir until well blended. Stir in the choco
Prep Time
12 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
36

Chocolate-chocolate chip muffins

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4. 2) Line the muffin tin with paper liners and lightly coat with cooking spray. This may seem like overkill, but otherwise the muffins will stick. 3) Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Hard
Chop the chocolates and place them in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan simmering water. Stir until melted and set aside until cooled to room temperature. Mix the egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Gluten-free chocolate-cardamom cupcakes with chocolate buttercream, spun sugar bird's nests and jewel encrusted bird's eggs

Hard
For the cupcakes: 1) Preheat oven to 160 degrees C/Gas Mark 3. Line mini cupcake tins with 48 mini cupcake liners. 2) Melt the chocolate in the boiling water. In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy and stiff but not dry. Add 1
Prep Time
70 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
48

Classic Dark Chocolate Mousse

Easy
Melt the chocolate and butter in a metal bowl placed over a pot or barely simmering water, stirring gently until melted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool while preparing the other mousse components. Whip the cream to soft peaks and stir in t
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
6

Chocolate marshmallow cupcake

Easy
For the cupcakes: 1) Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. Line a 12-hole cupcake or muffin tin with paper liners. 2) Sift together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine and whisk th
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
12

Fudgy Chocolate-Spinach Brownies

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and dust it with the cocoa powder, tapping out the excess. 2. Fill a medium saucepan 1/3 full of water and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Put the butter, chocolate and esp
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate cake with a warm creamy centre, ice wine granite and a crispy chocolate lace biscuit

Hard
Ice wine granite: 1) In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the sugar in the water. Add the ice wine and mix well. Place in the freezer and stir with a fork every 20 minutes for approximately 2 hours. The texture of the finished product should look like
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
12

Throwdown's German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan-Cajeta Frosting, Chocolate Ganache and Coconut Whipped Cream

Medium
Ganache:Chocolate Cake:1 cup plus 2 tablespoons good quality Dutch process cocoa powder (such as Valhrona or Cocoa Barry)Coconut Whipped Cream:For the cajeta filling/frosting: Bring the milk, coconut milk and goat's milk to a simmer over low heat i
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
110 mins
Serves
8

Haku Espresso Martini

Easy
    Add all ingredients to a shaker , fill with ice and shake hard for 15 seconds             Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with coffee beans Recipe courtesy of HAKU VODKA
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. 2) Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake papers. 3) In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, and set aside. 4) Cream the butter and 175g of the sugar together until pale ye
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate-Hazelnut Pots De Creme

Medium
DirectionsSpoon the chocolate-hazelnut spread into your blender. Add the chopped chocolate. Set your ramekins/cocottes/teacups/glasses on a baking sheet.In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, heavy cream, sugar, salt and egg yolks over medium
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
-

Tiered Chocolate Buttercream Cake

Hard
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 1 (4 by 3-inch) cake pan, 1 (6 by 3-inch) cake pan and 1 (8 by 3-inch) cake pan. Line the bottoms with parchment paper, and butter and flour the pans. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together i
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
95 mins
Serves
8

Milky Way Martini

Easy
Don't forget the candy! This Milky Way Martini, an adult version of the classic candy bar, mixes coffee liqueur, chocolate vodka and cream for the perfect treat. Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until well blended, then
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Tall, dark, and handsome chocolate hazelnut cupcakes

Hard
For the cupcakes: 1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/Gas mark 4. Line 2 muffin tins with 24 cupcake liners. 2) Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. 3) Whisk the hazelnut liquor and cocoa powder t
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
24

Throwdown's german chocolate cake with coconut-pecan-cajeta icing, chocolate ganache and coconut whipped Cream

Medium
1) For the cajeta filling/icing: Bring the milk, coconut milk and goat's milk to a simmer over low heat in a small saucepan. Keep warm while you prepare the caramel. 2) Combine the granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan over high heat and
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
135 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate Brownie Pie

Easy
Pre-heat the oven to 175°C. In a food processor blend the flour and salt, add the butter and blitz until you have a breadcrumb consistency. Do not over mix. Remove from the blender and put in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour the water in, a tablespoo
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
65 mins
Serves
8

Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

Medium
Position the racks in the lower and upper thirds of the oven. Put a small roasting pan on the lower rack and fill about 1/3 full of water. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly coat a 9-inch springform tin with cooking spray and wrap the outside bot
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
12

Chocolate bowls

Medium
1) Grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper. 2) Place 140g of the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until completely melted. Remove it from heat and stir in the remaining 140g chocolate until thorough
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
8

Chocolate truffles

Medium
1) Put the chocolate in a bowl. In a small saucepan or microwave, heat the cream to a boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate and shake the bowl gently to settle the cream. Cover with a plate or lid and set aside until the chocolate melts, about 5 mi
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Curls

Medium
Place the chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl with the vegetable shortening. Throw it in the microwave until the shortening is melted and hot, 30 to 45 seconds. Stir with a fork to combine thoroughly. Next, pour the melted chocolate over the
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
20

Chocolate Truffles

Easy
1) Chop the chocolates finely with a sharp knife. Place them in a heat-proof mixing bowl. 2) Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it just boils. Turn off the heat and allow the cream to sit for 20 seconds. Pour the cream through a fine-meshed
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
60

Chocolate Truffles

Medium
Place the 10 ounces of chocolate and butter in a medium size glass mixing bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and stir, and repeat this process 1 more time. Set aside.Heat the cream and syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. R
Prep Time
50 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate mandarin dream cocktail

Easy
1) Rub the orange wedge around the lip of a large chilled martini glass. Lightly rim the lip of the glass with cocoa powder. 2) Fill a shaker with ice and add the vodka and the liqueurs. Shake well for 5 to 10 seconds, and then pour into the chilled
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Chocolate Macchiato

Easy
Pour each shot of espresso into a mug. To each mug, add 55ml of the double cream and 55ml of the chocolate liqueur. Top each mug with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of cocoa powder. For the whipped cream, using an electric mixer, whip
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Chocolate Mess

Easy
Caroline, one of the Hussys, had a party many years ago and asked me to bring a pudding. I cobbled together some ingredients I had left over from a children’s party (obviously NOT the rum!) and came up with this. It was named Chocolate mess on the ni
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
8

Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

Easy
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the heavy cream, mascarpone, sugar, Kahlua, cocoa powder, espresso powder and vanilla. Mix on low speed to combine and then slowly raise the speed until it forms firm peak
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
480 mins
Serves
8

Chocolate Pots

Easy
1. Start by mixing the Armagnac with the orange syrup and orange zest. Bring to the simmer and add the prunes. Leave to soak overnight until the prunes are fully plumped up. 2. To make the chocolate pot, melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate raspberry bars with white chocolate and almonds

Easy
1) Position a rack in the centre of the oven. Preheat the oven to 170°C/ gas mark 3. Butter and flour a 18- by 26-cm baking dish. 2) In a small saucepan, stir the jam constantly over low heat until pourable, about 1 minute. Set aside. 3) In
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate Cupcakes with Two-tone Chocolate Frosting

Medium
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Mix the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda with the boiling water and leave to cool. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together. Add the oil and whisk again. Then add the flour and cocoa, mixing thoroughly after ea
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
18

Chocolate spaetzle

Easy
1) Put the creme fraiche, eggs, and vanilla paste in the blender and puree. Pour the melted chocolate into the running blender. Puree until smooth and emulsified. 2) Sift all the dry ingredients (sugar, salt, flour, cocoa powder, atomised chocola
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
2

Chocolate ganache

Easy
1) Place the chopped chocolate into a large bowl. In a heavy saucepan heat the cream until it just begins to simmer. 2) Pour the cream over the chocolate. Stir until all of the chocolate has melted. The ganache is ready to pour.
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Truffles

Easy
Place the cream in a heat-proof bowl and set the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cook until heated through. Using a wire whisk, slowly stir the white chocolate into the warm cream until completely melted. Whisk in the Baileys and vanilla.
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
20

Chocolate pizza

Medium
For the chocolate pizza: 1) Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out the dough to a 18-cm-diameter round. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. Using your fingers, make indentations all over the dough. Brush the do
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Chocolate Souffles

Medium
1) Brush 6 (170g) ramekins with soft butter, then coat with sugar. Put the prepared ramekins in the freezer. (This can be done a day ahead.) 2) Set an oven rack in lower third of the oven and preheat to 200C/Gas Mark 6. 3) Put the chocolate and
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
6

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Easy
Trufas de Chocolate Negro In a bowl, slowly pour the melted chocolate into the whipped cream, while gently folding, to incorporate the chocolate until the mixture is all one homogenous colour. Put the shaved chocolate in a shallow tray to get r
Prep Time
360 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
20

Chocolate velvet

Easy
1) If desired, rim the glass with chocolate: pour some ground chocolate onto a small plate. Roll the outer top edge of the champagne flute in the chocolate. 2) Pour the stout into the glass, taking care to make as little foam as possible. (The best
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Chocolate Mousse Cups

Hard
For the white chocolate mousse, place the white chocolate and butter in a medium bowl, with a strainer placed over it. Heat the milk to just below a simmer. In a separate bowl, whisk the yolks, sugar and cornflour together. Whisk the hot milk into th
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
8

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Medium
1) Put the plain and white chocolates into 2 separate heatproof medium bowls. Fill 2 medium saucepans with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat; set the bowls of chocolate over the water to melt. Stir unt
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Icing

Easy
1) Put the chocolate in a large bowl and set aside. 2) In a small saucepan, whisk together the cream and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Pour the cream mixture over the bowl of chocolate and immediately whisk until smooth. Set aside to cool completel
Prep Time
80 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Ganache

Easy
Place the chopped chocolate into the bowl of a food processor.Heat the cream in a quart-sized, microwavable container and microwave for 3 to 4 minutes on high, or until it just begins to simmer; be careful not to allow cream to boil over. Pour the cr
Prep Time
12 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate fondue

Easy
1) Peel and cut the banana and core and slice the apple. Place the bananas slices, apple slices and strawberries in separate piles on a serving plate. Sprinkle the banana and apple slices with the orange juice and toss gently. Cover the fruit with pl
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate zabaglione

Medium
1) Add cream and chocolate to a heavy small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until the chocolate chips are melted and smooth. Set aside and keep warm. 2) Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, marsala, and salt in a large glass bowl until blended
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Serves
6

Chocolate Croissants

Easy
Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas 7. Unfurl the sheet of pastry and then cut it into 6 squares. Cut each square diagonally to give 2 triangles (they will appear quite small). Put the triangle with the wider part facing you and the point away from
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
12

Chilli Chocolate Truffles

Grease a baking tin (approx 30cm by 12cm) with a little vegetable oil and line with clingfilm.Coarsely grate the chocolate or cut into small uniform pieces which will make melting the chocolate much easier.Grind the spices with a pestle and mortar an
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate covered strawberries

Easy
1) Rinse, but do not hull the strawberries. Drain and pat completely dry. 2) Put the chocolate a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, taking care not to let the bottom of the bowl come into contact with the water. 3) Once the cho
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
20

Chocolate Brownies

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. 2. Put the Stork and the chocolate into a heat proof bowl over a saucepan with hot water and leave until melted (alternatively, microwave on medium power, stirring occasionally, until just melted). Stir
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate and Vanilla Sundaes

Easy
1) To make the chocolate sauce, place the cream and chocolate chips in a bowl set over simmering water and stir just until the chocolate melts. Add the honey and coffee and stir until smooth. Set aside. 2) To assemble the sundaes, place 1 scoop of
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Chocolate quesadillas

Easy
1) For the cocoa chilli powder; add all the ingredients to a small bowl and combine well. Set aside. 2) For the quesadillas; heat a large nonstick frying pan or griddle over a medium-high heat. Spread 1 side of each tortilla with butter. 3) Lay 2
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
9 mins
Serves
2

Chocolate mess

Easy
1) Prepare cake mix according to directions on box and bake in a 25-cm ring pan. Allow to cool in pan. 2) Boil cream and remove from the heat. Place the chocolate pieces into a bowl and pour cream over the chocolate and mix until a smooth texture
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate Salami

Easy
Place the sugar and chocolate in a large bowl, place the bowl onto a saucepan of boiling water, being careful that the bowl doesn't touch the water. Once the chocolate has begun to melt, turn the heat down and add the cocoa, orange zest and butter, m
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chocolate Mousse

Easy
For this recipe, you will need a Kenwood food processor. Place the butter and chocolate into a heat proof basin. Place some water into a saucepan and place the basin on top. The water shouldn’t touch the base. Heat the saucepan and bring the wat
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
6

Chocolate Pizza

Medium
For the pizza dough: Mix the warm water and yeast in a small bowl to blend. Let stand until the yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes. Mix the flour and salt in a food processor to blend. Blend in the oil. With the machine running, add the yeast mixt
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Almond and Chocolate Clusters

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4. 2) Lightly grease the mini-muffin tins with vegetable oil spray. Place one teaspoon of slivered nuts in each of the muffin cups. Unwrap the caramel candies, cut each candy into quarters and place fo
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
24

Chocolate Cake

Medium
For the cake: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 190°C. Butter and line the bottom of 9- by 13-inch cake pan with parchment paper, overlapping on two sides to create flaps.Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the c
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
20

Chocolate Christmas Turkeys

Easy
Place the chocolate chips in a medium glass bowl and microwave on high, stirring every 10 seconds until the chocolate has melted. Set aside to cool slightly. For each turkey, push 5 candy corn candies, tip-side down, into the cream filling of a ch
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
6

Frozen chocolate bananas

Easy
1) Set an empty egg carton, upside-down, on a baking sheet. Cut 8 small holes in the top of the rounds to hold the sticks. 2) Put the chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate on HIGH, stirring occasionally, until melted, about
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
8

Chocolate Digestive Biscuits

Easy
1. Place the flour, oatmeal, salt and bicarb into a large mixing bowl, stir and rub in the butter until it looks a bit like bread crumbs. 2. Stir in the sugar then add the milk and bring the mixture together, squeezing and kneading in the bowl to
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
18

Steamed chocolate pudding

Hard
Special equipment: Terrine mould For the chocolate pudding: 1) Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4. 2) In a bowl cream together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, beat in the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, s
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
6

White Chocolate Bark

Easy
Preheat the oven to 175°C. Using a pencil, draw an 8-by-10-inch rectangle on a piece of parchment paper. Turn the parchment paper over so the pencil mark doesn't get onto the chocolate and place it on a sheet pan. Place the pistachios in one l
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
16

Chocolate orange cake

Medium
For the chocolate ganache: 1) In a large saucepan bring cream to the beginning of a boil. Remove from cook top. Add chocolate (in chunks). 2) Stir until completely combined. Cool to room temperature before filling cakes. Set aside to cool.
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
150

White Chocolate Lollipops

Easy
Special equipment: 20 lollipop sticks. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Place a sheet of non-stick silicone or parchment paper on a sheet pan. Place 12 ounces of the white chocolate in a heat-proof glass bowl and put it in the microwave on high fo
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
20

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