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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for June 2007

June 22nd, 2007

Ganache Petits Fours

For my friend’s birthday yesterday we did a little “petits fours party.” I used Gale Gand’s recipe for the cake and fondant glaze (way too sweet) and made my regular ganache.
As tasty as they are I don’t know that I’d use the ganache for any kind of formal serving unless you made them a day […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

June 21st, 2007

First Day of Summer = Chocolate Ice Cream

What better way to celebrate the first official day of summer than with a heaping bowl of homemade chocolate ice cream?
Very Chocolate Ice Cream
via allrecipes.com:
INGREDIENTS
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 1 cup milk
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
* 3 egg yolk, lightly beaten
* 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
* 2 cups heavy cream
* 1 teaspoon […]

By Heather -- 13 comments

June 20th, 2007

Han Solo in Chocolate

My friend’s birthday is tomorrow and she’s a Star Wars fan. For the hell of it I did some web searching and found the following: Recreate The Frozen Han Solo With Chocolate. (Full instructions here.)
Unfortunately I don’t have the time or supplies to make this for her, but how cool is that?
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By Heather -- 7 comments

June 19th, 2007

Muddy Buddies

I haven’t made these in a while but got a sudden craving for them this morning. I may have to stop by the store for the cereal while I’m out running errands today!
This is also called puppy chow (though I can’t bring myself to call it that) and for some reason, “trash.”
Muddy Buddies
9 c. […]

By Heather -- 7 comments

June 18th, 2007

Cake Pictures

I made my chocolate zucchini cake over the weekend for Father’s Day and got some pictures before it disappeared. Enjoy ;)

You really can’t even see the zucchini once it’s out of the oven. More than anything it just adds a very light nutty taste and a lot of moisture.

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By Heather -- 3 comments

June 15th, 2007

Hot Chocolate

As a kind of tie-in for the entry below, I give you something I have to make everytime I watch the movie. It just can’t be helped.
The first time we watched it I got a huge craving for hot chocolate, and thankfully my husband was more than happy to pause the movie so I could […]

By Heather -- 4 comments