Black pepper and ginger add a kick of spicy heat, which intensifies the taste of the chocolate. If you want these even spicier, double the amount of pepper. The hazelnut extract amps up the hazelnut flavor of the nut meal. The end result is a chocolate chip cookie that’s irresistible.
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Love Chocolate? Support Easterseals!
This Easterseals event features chocolate (and other delectables) from local chocolatiers and bakeries. Expect to find chocolate-covered apples and pretzels, all kinds of truffles, a signature spiked hot chocolate, and more.
Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Milk Chocolate Ganache
This ganache, reminiscent of a chocolate bar, is for the many milk chocolate lovers. It makes a luscious, creamy filling for the Milk Chocolate Caramel Tart and is also excellent to use to frost a cake.
Chocolate Beet Cake with Chocolate-Orange Glaze
Chocolate and beets are a natural pair. The earthiness of the beets contrasts with the richness and sweetness of chocolate. The milk chocolate frosting on this cake is laced with orange zest—orange tastes great with both chocolate and beets.
Jacques Pépin’s Chocolate, Nut, and Fruit Treats
These little treats are great to make for the holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions. The recipe can be varied: use your favorite chocolate, nuts, and fruit.
Buffalo Trace Brownie Cake
This flourless chocolate cake laced with one of Mike and Amy Mills’ favorite whiskeys is baked for a short time so it has a gooey consistency with a distinctly boozy whiff.
