"There's no shortage of chocolate cookbooks out there, but this volume stands out for its user-friendly nature and the sheer deliciousness of its recipes." — Publishers Weekly Sexy, rich, and good in bed—chocolate is the ultimate indulgence, and Luscious Chocolate Desserts is the ultimate chocolate cookbook. Lori Longbotham, bestselling author of Luscious Lemon Desserts, delivers more than 70 of the best recipes for tantalizing cakes, sumptuous tarts and pies, velvety puddings and souffles, plus melt-in-your-mouth cookies, ice cream, and candy. Recipes run from simple-to-prepare chocolate pound cake and chocolate mousse pie to more elaborate desserts such as chocolate profiteroles with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce and the decadent mocha tiramisu. For those who don't know their cocoa from their cacao, this compendium for chocoholics also educates readers from bean to bar, including how to choose from the many forms of chocolate available in today's markets, plus the basics of storing, chopping, melting, and—the best part—tasting them. It's pure satisfaction for chocolate lovers everywhere. Make Bittersweet Chocolate Gelato * Perfectly Simple Dark Chocolate Tart * French Chocolate Macaroons * Chocolate Pecan Turtle Tart * Grilled Chocolate-Stuffed Bananas * and many more "I practically fell face first, mouth wide open into the gorgeous color photographs by William Meppem . . . Longbotham also provides a short discourse on the history of chocolate, a glossary, a section on chocolate's connection to good health and a primer on tasting chocolate." — San Diego Union Tribune
