Top 10 chocolate recipes

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Top 10 chocolate recipes

With its deep, bittersweet flavour and heady scent, chocolate is pure pleasure and, surely, good for the soul. Here we bring you ten of the best chocolate treats from delicious. magazine 2011

Ultimate chocolate mousse cake

Ultimate chocolate mousse cake

A sumptuous, rich and moist chocolate cake. To decorate the cake, we used edible rice paper daisies from Jane Asher Party Cakes.

White chocolate and raspberry marquise

White chocolate and raspberry marquise

This is simply a sponge with cream and fruit, but the decoration makes all the difference.

Fabulously simple chocolate fudge cake

Fabulously simple chocolate fudge cake

A stunning cake with a chocolate sponge that is sandwiched with chocolate then smothered in chocolate!

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

A quick, simple recipe for that time-honoured favourite – chocolate pudding.

Ultimate hot chocolate with honeycomb cookies

Ultimate hot chocolate with honeycomb cookies

Reward yourself with this perfect afternoon treat: a homemade hot chocolate served with homemade honeycomb cookies.

Dark chocolate and salted caramel crème brûlée

Dark chocolate and salted caramel crème brûlée

The hint of sea salt against the intensely sweet chocolate and caramel makes these crème brûlées utterly irresistible

Chocolate and chestnut éclairs

Chocolate and chestnut éclairs

Classic chocolate éclairs with a festive chestnut twist make the ideal after-dinner sweet.

Chocolate mud cake

Chocolate mud cake

This is the ultimate chocolate cake. Enjoy it best as a dessert or have a sliver with a cup of tea.

Dark and white chocolate melt-in-the-middle puds

Dark and white chocolate melt-in-the-middle puds

This is an incredibly indulgent chocolate recipe. Both white and dark chocolate make up this rich dessert.

Chocolate and peanut butter swirl tart

Chocolate and peanut butter swirl tart

This rich chocolate tart has a peanut butter twist for extra indulgence.


Your Top 10 chocolate recipes 2010

Simple chocolate cake

Simple chocolate cake

An easy foolproof chocolate cake recipe. You could also fill it with whipped cream and jam instead of chocolate icing.

Chocolate beetroot cake

Chocolate beetroot cake

Carrot cake... courgette muffins... and now we come up with chocolate beetroot cake. Crazy as it sounds these ingredients work beautifully together – we dare you to try it.

Fabulously simple chocolate fudge cake

Fabulously simple chocolate fudge cake

A stunning cake with a chocolate sponge that is sandwiched with chocolate then smothered in chocolate!

Chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies

You'll catch many hands in the cookie jar if you bake these old favourites.

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

A quick, simple recipe for that time-honoured favourite – chocolate pudding.

Gilded chocolate tiffin

Gilded chocolate tiffin

These decadent chocolate fruit and nut bars are from cake designer to the stars Fiona Cairn's book Bake & Decorate. They make a special gift or after-dinner treat.

Classic chocolate roulade

Classic chocolate roulade

Crowd-pleasing, indulgent and easy to make, roulades may be retro but they’ll never go out of fashion.

Orange, almond and chocolate dessert cake

Orange, almond and chocolate dessert cake

For a celebratory treat you should really try our rich dessert. This moist orange, almond and chocolate cake is truly a taste of decadence.

Chocolate sponge pudding

Chocolate sponge pudding

You can enjoy this chocolate pud hot, with cream, custard or a good ice cream. But it keeps well and tastes great cold.

White chocolate muffins

White chocolate muffins

These white chocolate muffins are simple to make and will treat a crowd.

 


More chocolate inspiration

Online chocolate shops

Online chocolate shops

Want to buy chocolate online? Most people have a favourite chocolatier but it was nigh impossible for us chocoholics at delicious. to choose our favourite brands. So we've listed some of the best chocolate companies we know.

Chocolatier classes

Chocolatier classes

Chocolate making is a wonderfully mucky yet creative process. We picked some of the best classes from around the country, so all you have to do is book.

Wines to go with chocolate

Wines to go with chocolate

It’s not especially easy to match wine with chocolate, but you can certainly have fun working out the best matches for your sweet treats, says delicious. wine editor Susy Atkins.

 

How to choose the right chocolate, melt it, pipe it, and make chocolate curls

How to choose the right chocolate, melt it, pipe it, and make chocolate curls

Have no fear, delicious. is here to dish out chocolate advice. Here are some golden rules.

Have a break, have a chocolate weekend

Have a break, have a chocolate weekend

Love chocolate so much that just eating it isn't enough? Then book a room at the Chocolate Boutique Hotel in Bournemouth for a tasteful weekend away, says web editor Debra Waters.

 

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