Chocolate: Deliciously Indulgent Recipes for Chocolate Lovers

by Maxine Clark

If there's one thing that all chocolate lovers agree on, it is the pure pleasure one gets from eating it. In this definitive cookbook, Maxine Clark begins with recipes for Small Cakes and Cookies, such as her exquisite Chocolate Macaroons with Raspberry Buttercream. In Cakes and Teabreads, Maxine invites you to make a beautiful, dark Reine de Saba cake to impress your dinner guests, or to update a childhood classic by baking grown-up Sticky Chocolate Gingerbread. The Tarts, Pies, and Meringues chapter includes a sumptuous chocolate paviova piled high with strawberries. Hot Desserts are not for the Rich Pain Au Chocolat Pudding and Chocolate Rum and Raisin Rice Pudding transform old favourites. In Ice Creams, Sorbets, and Mousses there are lighter options such as Chocolate and Chestnut Mousse. Truffles and Confection will inspire you to make Mini Florentines, Chocolate Maple Fudge, or snowy White Chocolate Coconut Truffles. With Drinks, Sauces, and Glazes, you have an indispensable resource for sauces, ganaches, and custards. And for a treat, the Chocotini Cocktail will spice up any cocktail party. *60 mouthwatering recipes for chocolate aficionados everywhere. *Includes mini essays on the history, culture, and types of chocolate. *Sumptuous photography by Peter Cassidy.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Maxine Clark is a leading food writer and a gifted cooking teacher. She has taught in well-known cooking schools, such as Leith's in London, and has taught at Alistair Little's Tasting Places in Sicily and Tuscany. While in Italy, she has collected recipes that best display its strong and sunny flavors, and teaches them to students from all over the world. Her work regularly appears in magazines and newspapers such as 'BBC Good Food' and 'Food and Travel.'

Reviews

[Jemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely pictures accompanied by some interesting and authoritative background to all things chocolate. Recipes well presented but merely lists, not engaging or encouraging you to cook. In the end, seems like lovely recipes which would be too difficult to do yourself.