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Chocolate block & chocolate pistoles

Choosing Chocolate

What's best for baking, confections, and nibbling? Learn about the different types of chocolate now available to home cooks.

Ganache-covered cake

Ganache

A simple preparation of semi-sweet chocolate and heavy cream, ganache can be poured over a cake, shaped into truffles, or whipped.

Tuxedo Strawberries

Chocolate 101

Chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate truffles, chocolate-dipped cookies…working with chocolate requires some skill.

Assorted chocolates

Molded Chocolates

Beautiful, basic molded chocolates are surprisingly easy to create at home, and make great gifts and party favors.

Chocolate Cheesecake (with ganache and raspberries)

Perfect Cheesecakes

Professional pastry chefs bake cheesecakes in a water bath. This gentle method ensures that the cake won't darken, soufflé or crack.

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CookingMama

When she was out of bread crumbs, this cook used crushed garlic & herb croutons in the Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs recipe.

 
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