Chocolate

  • Classic Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    Classic Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    November 22nd, 2014

    This is a recipe for exactly what you want to see with candles on top of it on your birthday- a mass of chocolate frosting with layers of amazing vanilla cake going on amidst it all.  Layers of cake created essentially as a vehicle to support the real reason birthday cake was invented- which is […]

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  • Hokey Pokey Sponge Toffee with Dark Chocolate

    Hokey Pokey Dark Chocolate Sponge Toffee

    November 19th, 2014

    Wondering what hokey pokey is?  Oh, you’re going to want to know. It’s a lot more than a goofy song that we all know and love (to hate)… (but really- Urban Dictionary online actually defines Hokey Pokey as “a satanic ritual which requires one to put the right foot in and then the right foot […]

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  • Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie Tart

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie Tart

    November 15th, 2014

    Word to the wise: bake stuff into a little tart shape and people will like it 34% more than if said stuff was baked into any other shape. I made up the 34% stat, but the fact remains.  People love tarts. This is a PB shortbread cookie, which on its own rocks the house.  But […]

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  • Chocolate Fudge Cake

    Chocolate Fudge Cake

    November 12th, 2014

    I made this cake for my sister because I know she has a thing for chocolate cake.  In the morning. (I think she likes it best with vanilla frosting but she didn’t complain at 7am as we were rushing to get her into a cab to the airport on time.  Nope.  This went down quite well, […]

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  • PB Chocolate Shortbread Fingers

    PB Chocolate Shortbread Fingers

    November 2nd, 2014

    Yes, it happened. Peanut butter was swirled into the Classic Shortbread Cookie dough. Oh, and chocolate was spread on top, too, which makes this cookie an absolute instant hit.  The fact that these cookies were shaped into fingers makes them strangely even more attractive to people to eat (really- make a cookie, even an average […]

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  • Banana Chocolate Chip Healthy Muffins

    Banana Chocolate Chip Healthy Muffins

    October 11th, 2014

    Look at them. All 15 of them. 15 Ghirardelli chocolate chips taunting you, begging to be devoured. I should mention that the 15 chips (on the muffin on the right, just in case you’re confused) are merely the chips on top of the muffin, whereas an entire gang of premium chocolate chips have taken up residence inside of […]

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  • Red Velvet Cake Balls

    Red Velvet Cake Balls

    October 8th, 2014

    Sometimes cake just isn’t exciting enough. Sometimes you need to take a hunks of a perfectly good cake, roll them in your hands like you’re a kid (only your hands are clean in this scenario unlike a child’s grubby-playdoh-sandbox-poo-covered hands), and then drown the cake balls in frosting. And then you eat the cake balls […]

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  • Hazelnut Fudge Brownies

    Hazelnut Nocciolata Fudge Brownies

    September 13th, 2014

    Guys, I’ve gotta tell you- the World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie just keeps getting better. Have you heard of Nocciolata?  Me neither, until recently. Think of it as Nutella on organic crack.  (Really- it’s a hazelnut chocolate spread that’s made from totally organic ingredients, so I don’t need to feel bad swirling them into my all-organic brownie […]

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  • Gooey Pecan Coconut Cheesecake

    Pecan Coconut Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust

    September 10th, 2014

    This dessert really is a culmination of All Things Amazing. I know I say that about almost all of the desserts I post, because I am pretty much smitten with All Things Desserts, but really.  In italics. Take a look at the picture above.  (Don’t pay attention to the sort of sub-standard photo quality, though- focus […]

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  • Chocolate PB Caramel Brownie Pie

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Brownie Pie

    August 16th, 2014

    Oh. My. Dessert God. Thank you for this! I have made many a pie with peanut butter & chocolate in the last few years… there was the Honey Roasted Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tart, the Incredible Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Pie, the Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart with Oatmeal Crust, and a few others I’m just […]

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  • Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Bars

    Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Brownie Bars

    July 23rd, 2014

    Imagine a brownie- a fudgy and chocolatey one- baked with a layer of cheesecake inside of it. Imagine not inhaling this dessert after it has cooled down just enough to not burn your tongue and mouth to smithereens. I know, it’s not possible.  You’ll either let it cool just barely enough and eat the whole […]

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  • Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Cones

    Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Cones

    July 5th, 2014

    First off, let’s get this out of the way: yes, it IS possible to bake cake into ice cream cup cones. So now that you know that, I know you won’t be able to not make these.  Who needs cupcakes when you can have cake cones?  Especially in the summer? Secondly, let’s get this out of […]

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  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

    June 25th, 2014

    Why have one cookie when you can sandwich two together with a particularly decadent chocolate ganache frosting? And don’t cheap out on the cookie size, alright?  The joy of a cookie sandwich is to bite into the sloppiness of two regular sized cookies, feeling giddy because you get TWO of them with even more joy glueing them […]

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  • Easy Chocolate Cake

    Easy Chocolate Cake

    June 18th, 2014

    I had heard rumors about this cake on the internet machine. Was it really true?  Was it really possible?  Could one actually mix and bake a cake in its baking pan without having to dirty a single bowl in the kitchen (Fantasyland, here we come!)? Yes. Imagine taking the ingredients, tossing them into your baking pan, […]

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  • PB Fudge Brownies

    Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

    June 14th, 2014

    PB & chocolate.  I’ve been doing a lot of that lately and all I have to say to that is “you’re welcome”. You already know and love the World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie, and if you love peanut butter, then this dessert will be the one you can request as your last meal if you ever […]

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  • White Chocolate Cashew Cookies

    White Chocolate Cashew Cookies

    June 4th, 2014

    Yeah, we’ve all heard about the White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie.  (And we all love it, I know, especially when you add a hint of lime to the situation.) But what about the cashew? Ah, yes.  The cashew.  It’s totally compatible with white chocolate, and it has that richly satisfying texture that macadamia nuts have […]

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  • Gooey Chocolate Pecan Coconut Pie with Chocolate Crust

    Gooey Chocolate Pecan Coconut Pie with Chocolate Crust

    May 31st, 2014

    I’m not going to lie to you.  There’s a lot going on with this little pie. And that’s precisely what makes it so good.  Roll your eyes all you want at the title of this dessert- I know, it would have been impossible to fit in any more ingredients into its name- but just you […]

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  • Nutella Fudge Brownies

    Nutella Fudge Brownies

    May 28th, 2014

    Nutella. Nutella swirled into The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie.  (And a bit of Frangelico to amplify the hazelnut flavor.) Sold yet? I haven’t been to Eataly yet here in Chicago (Mario Batali’s food-filled haven)- shame on me, I know- so I have yet to see their glorious Nutella Bar… but The Husband went a couple […]

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