Chocolate

Illustrated with fabulous colour photographs that are themselves almost good enough to eat, 'Chocolate' is the must-have cookbook for all chocolate lovers. It includes easy-to-follow instructions for making cakes, pies and tarts, puddings, ice cream and other cold desserts, sauces, biscuits and confectionery, plus drinks from hot chocolate to chocolate cocktails. Recipes range from continental classics, such as Sacher Torte, Florentines and Chocolate Truffles, to all-American Mississippi Mud Pie and everyone's favourite Chocolate Layer Cake. Cool summer desserts like Chocolate Sorbet are contrasted with Chocolate Rum Fondue and other wonderfully warming winter treats. Special-occasion recipes include a seductive heart-shaped cake for Valentine's Day. Step-by-step guidance is given throughout. An introductory section demonstrates all the basic techniques, and shows how to make curls, leaves and other decorations to add a professional finishing touch to your chocolate creations.