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This Cocoa Shortcake with Semisweet Chocolate Whipped Cream has deep chocolate flavors.
This Cocoa Shortcake with Semisweet Chocolate Whipped Cream has deep chocolate flavors.
Two new cookbooks give chocolate-lovers the perfect excuse to bake something yummy.
"When you bake it yourself, it really is made with love so it's perfect for Valentine's Day," says California-based pastry chef Carole Bloom, whose new book, "Intensely Chocolate," focuses on desserts made with intense chocolate flavors. She wanted to use the darker chocolates with high cacao contents that are on the market now, to show how the rich flavors can be used in baking.
Bloom layers chocolate flavors, often calling for several types of chocolate in a single recipe.
Her Cocoa Shortcakes with Semisweet Chocolate Whipped Cream are perfect for those who appreciate rich flavor with subtle sweetness.
Debby Maugans' "Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers" offers a wealth of recipes for creating decadent chocolate desserts for one or two people - perfect for a romantic dinner for two.
Maugans has done the calculations and taken all the guesswork out of downsizing desserts from 8 or 10 servings to one or two. Her Mint Brownie Pudding Cakes are simple to make and perfect for sharing.