Chocolate

No-Bake Chocolate-Raspberry Cream Pie

The combination of chocolate, berries, and lemon is so appealing in this chilled pie. And all it takes is a food processor and a whisk. The crust—made from chocolate wafer cookies and melted chocolate—is simply pressed into the pan. The filling is just a mix of sweet, bright, and tangy ingredients.

8 servings

Prep: 30 minutes
Total: 2 hours 30 minutes (includes chilling time)

Ingredients

7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies (about 32), coarsely broken
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup sugar
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup crème fraîche
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
2 1/2 cups fresh raspberries (two 6-ounce containers) Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Walnut Dulce de Leche

Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Walnut Dulce de Leche

Cake recipe adapted from Bittersweet

Use Valrhona cocoa, which is Dutch-processed. To assemble the cake as above, baked the cake in an 8inch-square pan. After cooling, cut the cake in half before dividing each half into layers…which resulted in the rectangular cake you see above :)

1 cup +2 Tablespoons sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

2 large eggs (cold)

1 large egg white (cold)

1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup milk Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Makes 8 muffins

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips Read the rest of this entry »