Luscious Chocolate Desserts

by Longbotham, Lori; Manville, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780811835169
• ISBN10: 0811835162
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-12
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

Whether white, dark, bittersweet or semisweet, chocolate is the ultimate in decadence. In Luscious Chocolate Desserts, former Gourmet food editor Lori Longbotham delivers over 70 recipes for cakes, tarts, pies, puddings, cookies and souffles-all with enough chocolate to satisfy even the deepest craving. Bite into a slice of Classic Chocolate Pound Cake. Serve up the Quickest, Easiest Chocolate Mousse Pie or Grilled Chocolate-Stuffed Bananas. For those who go cuckoo for cocoa, this is therapy in a cookbook."[This] is possibly the best single-ingredient cookbook I have encountered." -San Francisco Chronicle's David A. Steinberg on Luscious Lemon Desserts

Author Biography

Lori Longbotham is a former food editor for Gourmet and a frequent contributor to magazines such as Martha Stewart Living , Food & Wine , Good Housekeeping , and the New York Times Magazine . She makes her home in New York City.

William Meppem is originally from Sydney, Australia and is now a New York based photographer. His work appears in Food & Wine , Martha Stewart Living , and Vogue Entertaining , and in A Beautiful Bowl of Soup (0-8118-3528-6) and Modern Greek (0-8118-3480-8

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
A Short History of Chocolate	p. 10
From Cacao to Chocolate	p. 12
The Forms of Chocolate	p. 16
Chocolate and Health	p. 20
How to Taste Chocolate	p. 21
Chocolate Basics	p. 22
Baking Basics	p. 24
Simple Chocolate Garnishes	p. 28
Cakes	p. 31
Luscious Chocolate Layer Cake	p. 32
Individual Molten Chocolate Cakes	p. 35
Divine Devil's Food Cake	p. 37
Magnificent Mousse Cake for a Party	p. 38
Mocha Brownie Pudding Cake	p. 39
Classic Chocolate Pound Cake	p. 40
The Original Chocolate Decadence	p. 42
Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cake	p. 45
Chanterelle's Chocolate Souffle Cake	p. 46
Pies + tarts + a cheesecake	p. 49
Perfectly Simple Dark Chocolate Tart	p. 51
Deep Dark Chocolate Cream Pie	p. 52
Chocolate Pecan Turtle Tart	p. 54
Mom's Chocolate Angel Pie--and Then Some	p. 57
Brownie Pie	p. 60
Killer Chocolate Cheesecake	p. 63
Quickest, Easiest Chocolate Mousse Pie	p. 65
Chocolate special favorites	p. 67
Luscious Chocolate Fondue	p. 68
Hot Chocolate Sauce with Croutons	p. 69
Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread on Toast with Nectarines	p. 71
Chocolate Profiteroles with Chocolate Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce	p. 72
Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake	p. 74
Grilled Chocolate-Stuffed Bananas	p. 75
Puddings + custards + a souffle	p. 77
Chocolate, Dried Cherry, and Pistachio Bread and Butter Pudding	p. 78
My Favorite Chocolate Pudding	p. 80
Luscious Mocha Tiramisu	p. 81
Very Chocolatey Pots de Creme	p. 83
Chocolate Jelly	p. 84
Creamiest Chocolate Mousse	p. 85
Chocolate Panna Cotta	p. 87
Ultimate Chocolate Marquise	p. 88
Bittersweet Hot Chocolate Souffle	p. 90
Black Velvet Chocolate Mousse	p. 93
Cookies	p. 94
Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cookies	p. 97
Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies with Dried Cherries and Pistachios	p. 98
French Chocolate Macaroons	p. 100
Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies	p. 103
Chocolatiest Crinkles	p. 105
Buttery Chocolate Wafers	p. 106
Mocha Shortbread	p. 107
Katharine Hepburn's Brownies	p. 108
Nib Nougatine Brownies	p. 110
Ganache-Filled Brown Sugar Bars	p. 111
Turtle Bar Cookies	p. 112
Frozen chocolate desserts	p. 115
Nib Nougatine Chocolate Ice Cream Sundaes	p. 116
Luscious Chocolate Custard Ice Cream	p. 118
Chocolate Creme Fraiche Ice Cream	p. 119
Bittersweet Chocolate Gelato	p. 121
Brownie Hot Fudge Ice Cream Sundaes	p. 122
Chocolate Sorbet	p. 123
Confections + a drink	p. 125
Luscious Hazelnut Truffles	p. 126
Irresistible Chocolate-Pecan Caramels	p. 128
Nib Nougatine	p. 129
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries	p. 130
Nib Truffles Squared	p. 131
Bicerin	p. 133
Sauces	p. 135
Simple Hot Fudge Sauce	p. 136
Creamy Chocolate Sauce	p. 136
Chocolate Creme Fraiche Sauce	p. 137
Deep Dark Chocolate or Mocha Sauce	p. 137
Chocolate Cherry Sauce	p. 138
Blackberry, Strawberry, or Raspberry Sauce	p. 138
Chocolate Caramel Sauce	p. 139
Cherry Sauce	p. 140
Chocolate Syrup	p. 140
Chocolate Whipped Cream	p. 141
Chocolate-Balsamic Drizzle	p. 141
Index	p. 142
Table of Equivalents	p. 144
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