Chocolate!

Book excerpt: Calling all chocoholics! With 150 recipes for cakes, cookies, cupcakes, pies, tarts, breads, beverages, and frostings, Good Housekeeping has created the chocolate lover's dream collection. Who better than the chefs in Good Housekeeping's kitchens to satisfy even the most insatiable chocolate craving? Just looking at the delectable color photographs and scanning the recipe names of these 150 triple-tested sweet sensations will make the mouth water. Imagine the rich, scrumptious taste of Sacher Torte, Almond Cheesecake Brownies, decadent Mississippi Mud Bars, or sinful Classic Devil's Food Cake. With Good Housekeeping's help, anyone can make them successfully. As always with the magazine's cookbooks, the directions are beautifully laid out, easy to follow, and designed to help the home cook get great results every time. An introduction discusses general baking techniques, while each chapter features a short primer that focuses on more specific skills related to the subject. There's even detailed advice on adding festive finishing touches, such as chocolate leaves, curls, and ruffles, as well as dozens of other invaluable tips from the test kitchen.