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Your best chocolate desert recipe

Runcarla

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DS#2’s birthday is December 27th and I will be making his favourite prime rib roast dinner. He is a chocoholic, and I would like to make something special for desert. I’m thinking of tackling a chocolate Grand Marnier torte, but I’m open to suggestions.

Do you have a favourite chocolate treat recipe to share?

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Latest reply was from Runcarla

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Make a flourless chocolate cake. When it comes out on the oven (hot) cover it with mini chocolate chips. Spread them aroun and let cool. Melt more chocolate chips, spread on aluminum voila d put into the freezer. When hard and cold. Take them out and break into shards. Stick them into the top of the cake at random vertically and dust with powered sugar. (I use a tea strainer) and serve.

Suz

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This, with Grand Marnier spiked whipped cream on the side:

https://www.bakingforfriends.c.....0Saba%20ca

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Stagiaire Fash

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I just sorted out a little booklet I’d made with all the Brownie recipes from Maida Heaters book of chocolate desserts. Not sure what that was about. The whole book is good, but my favorite recipe in it is for chocolate cake with fresh orange juice.

You could get the book and let him pick a recipe from a different section every week.

ETA just realized this is your son, not your husband. Maybe just make 1 recipe from the book—and give him the book ss a bday gift

April

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My chocoholic's favorite is Joan Nathan's flourless chocolate souffle roll: https://www.epicurious.com/rec.....e-50077593 This version of the recipe shows a chocolate ganache filling, but the original cookbook says whipped cream is great as well, and I can confirm.

I dust with powdered sugar and then use a vegetable peeler and a chocolate bar to make little chocolate shavings over the top. It is indeed a souffle but not the sort that can collapse too much.

Sloper

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I don’t have any “showpiece” type recipes. Mine are more traditional brownie or cookie types (I think I’m more quantity over quality with desserts). But I’ve used Dorie Greenspan’s recipes for Buche de Noel and lemon curd type things - so I’d trust her “fancy” recipes. She has something called a Moka DuPont on her website that looks gorgeous.
https://doriegreenspan.com/rec.....ka-dupont/

Also, Nigella Lawson’s chocolate gingerbread is very good - subtle and grown-up. https://www.nigella.com/recipe.....ingerbread

Sally

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I would go along with the flourless chocolate cake too. This is the one I've used in the past. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/re.....olate-cake

If you want healthy ( I try not to eat sugar), I've made black bean brownies and a dessert which is only avocado, cocoa powder and stevia whizzed up in the processor. It makes a delicious filling mousse but my teenage son hates my sugar free food and said its not what normal people eat.

anne

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I have made this successfully many times
https://www.nigella.com/recipe.....dding-cake

I omit the chambord, as never have any.

LJP

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Oh wow! Thanks Suz for your recommendation. I think that will be Christmas dinner dessert!

carambola

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Rose Levy Berenbaum's chocolate oblivion truffle torte is my go to for chocoholics. It requires a water bath, but is actually quite easy and never fails to impress. I like to serve with raspberry sauce and whipped cream, but Suz's suggestion of grand marnier spiked whipped cream sounds delicious too!

Angie

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When I had a catering business with friends while we lived in France, I perfected a chocolate mousse recipe that was a best seller! It's a huge hit with those who enjoy chocolate. If that is of interest to you, I will type out the recipe!

p.s. my brother's birthday is Dec 27 too!

Runcarla

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Yes, please, Angie! Maybe take a photo of the recipe - like you did with the Cilantro Lime Chicken?

LAR101

https://www.scharffenberger.co.....-food-cake

Very dark bittersweet chocolate gives it a deeper less sweet chocolate taste that feels right for adults, might be a little too bittersweet for kids.

But a torte or a mousse sounds divine.

Anonymous

I don't bake or eat a lot of baked goods, but mmmmm chocolate mousse!!!!

Angie

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Carla, and for others who are interested, our catering company was called MAP's Deli, and this is the recipe of my best selling chocolate mousse:

You need lots of bowls!

Makes 6 ramequins. Make the day before serving.

Do not alter the recipe or substitute! It will not taste the same.

4 eggs (separated)
200g Dark Lindt Chocolate
180g Milk Lindt Chocolate
130ml heavy whipping cream
30g unsalted butter
(A little extra whipped cream for decorating)

Boil the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water (bain-marie). Takes time. Do it slowly. Do not burn the chocolate!

Whip up the egg whites with a tablespoon of sugar. Stiff.

Whip up the cream with half a tablespoon of sugar.

Add the butter to the COMPLETELY melted chocolate.

Add the egg yolks. Fast!

Add the chocolate mixture to the whipped cream.

Fold in the egg whites.

Mix it up well!

Pour into 6 ramequins.

Cover each ramequin with a piece of foil. Refrigerate for a day.

Take out the ramequins about 20 to 30 mins before serving. Mousse will be the perfect temperature. Add a dollop of whipped cream and a garnish to decorate. Voila!

Here's hubs Greg having some I recently made:

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Runcarla

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Merci beaucoup, Angie!

Kyle

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Year after year, my family has this rich and delicious Chocolate Truffle Loaf with raspberry sauce as dessert after a prime rib Christmas dinner. I think there would be a mutiny if we tried something different..

https://www.karofoodservice.co.....erry-Sauce

Runcarla

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My son loved his birthday Chocolate Truffle Loaf! Recipe provided by Kyle (see above.).

I’m going to try some of the other recipes too. Lots of specialty ingredients! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes.

Now, where to find Lindt chocolate?

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