Cuisine: Chocolate

Iced Berries with Limoncello White Chocolate Sauce

This rather unusual and ridiculously easy dessert is from Nigella Lawson. Iced Berries with Limoncello White Chocolate Sauce is refreshing and delicious. It is made with white chocolate, heavy cream, and limoncello, an Italian lemon-flavored liqueur. The sauce is then poured over a bed of frozen mixed berries. I know it sounds a bit weird, but it's really good. 

By Leslie Blythe

German Chocolate Cookie Bars

These German Chocolate Cookie Bars uses a cake mix and are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert. With their rich chocolate flavor, coconut pecan filling, and chocolate chip topping, they are sure to please everyone who tries them. Because we needed to make a large quantity, we used 2 large sheet pans instead of using a 9"x13" pan.
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The history of German Chocolate Cake is a bit misleading, as it is actually an American dessert. The name comes from Samuel German, an American baker who developed a type of dark baking chocolate in 1852. This chocolate, which is known as Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate, is often used in German Chocolate Cake recipes.

The first recipe for German Chocolate Cake was published in 1957 in the Dallas Morning News. The recipe was submitted by a homemaker named Mrs. George Clay, and it quickly became popular. The cake was featured in other publications, and sales of Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate soared.

By Leslie Blythe

Brown Butter Salted Caramel Tart

For an easy “wow,” grace your holiday table this year with Erin Clarkson’s Brown Butter Salted Caramel tart (@cloudykitchen). Perfectly balanced and make-ahead-friendly, this recipe calls for making more brown butter than necessary, leaving your with your own stash of beautifully browned goodness to use at your leisure (enter ravioli, sage, and parm!). A quick word to the wise, while this is tart is easy easy easy, make sure your crust is packed tight and cooled completely before filling to avoid crumbling.Happy baking!

By Leslie Blythe

Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake

My friend Chris gave me an 11 pound slab of Callebaut Belgium dark chocolate. I decided to make this Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake for a friend. It's drizzled with a silky chocolate ganache. I also made a mini cake in a small ramekin so that I could taste it! Now to try to figure out what else to make...

By Leslie Blythe

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

It's a bit embarrassing because this Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake is not completely from scratch. I have made this cake for years and if you like chocolate, you'll love this cake. You could take it way over the top and make it quadruple chocolate and pour hot fudge sauce all over it.

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Chocolate Caramel Tart

I made this Chocolate Caramel Tart and to say it's decadent is an understatement! No one could eat more than a sliver. The gooey caramel center really takes it over the top. If you happen to have a sweet tooth, you should try it. I also thought it would be good to chop it up and put it in ice cream, just to add to your caloric intake!

By Leslie Blythe

Magic Bars

My sister-in-law gave me this recipe for Magic Bars. They are very similar to 7 Layer Bars. They are really quick and easy to make.

By Leslie Blythe

Malt Ball Brownies

As a kid, I loved malted milk chocolate shakes. These Malt Ball Brownies are all that you love about a chocolate malt milkshake, wrapped up in a brownie. They are chewy, crunchy and chocolatey!

By Leslie Blythe

Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Bourbon Ice Cream Sauce

This Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding came about when we had some leftover croissant. My daughter Zoe found this recipe. The croissant adds richness to the wonderful, chocolatey bread pudding. (like bread pudding needs more richness!).

By Leslie Blythe

Hot Fudge Brownie Pudding

This Hot Fudge Brownie Pudding is rather decadent. It's crisp on the top and has a gooey pudding in the bottom. It's very similar to the Hot Fudge Pie I make for the holidays. You can take it over the top by adding a scoop of ice cream.

By Leslie Blythe