by America's Test Kitchen (Editor)
Make your decadent dreams come true with this chocolate-covered
collection of more than 200 foolproof recipes that showcase the
treasured dessert ingredient--from delicious morning baked goods and
pick-me-up treats to rich after-dinner delights for special occasions.
Chocolate may be the most universally loved (and craved) flavoring, and Everything Chocolate
is the definitive guide to any sweet treat you can imagine featuring
it, for any time of day. Wake up with streusel-topped Chocolate-Walnut
Muffins that are easy to make or professional-grade Chocolate Croissants
when weekend time allows. Pack lunches with pleasing Milk Chocolate
Revel Bars or serve Magic Chocolate Flan Cake or Chocolate Pavlova with
Berries and Whipped Cream after dinner.
Much of why we fall for
chocolate is because it brings back memories of candy bar snacks and
sneaking just-baked chocolate chip cookies while they're still warm (we
have the best recipe). We channel the nostalgia in recipes like
Chocolate Fluff Cookies and Frozen Snickers Ice Cream Cake. But
chocolate is also a grown-up favorite for black-tie desserts--think low,
lush slices like Blood Orange Chocolate Tart or ganache-enrobed
Chocolate-Pecan Torte (we'll teach you how to get a perfectly smooth
coating). The full range of chocolate recipes is here, avoiding the
pitfalls of unbalanced chocolate flavor (too bitter or too sweet) or
dry, crumbly baked goods (chocolate contains starch and we've learned
how to mind it). Become a home chocolatier by learning all about
chocolate nomenclature, how to shop for the best-tasting cocoa powder,
when you should use chocolate bars versus chips, decorating dazzling
desserts with chocolate, and how to make candies and cookies with shiny,
snappy chocolate coatings with our shortcut to tempering.
