This incredible collection of 500 indulgent recipes is an absolute must for all chocolate lovers. The book encompasses chocolate in all its forms melted, tempered, piped, drizzled, marbled, grated, curled and even sculpted, with an amazing wealth of ideas for using chocolate in cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, brownies, muffins, hot and cold desserts, ice creams, drinks, fudges, sweets and candies. Recipes include black forest gateau, chocolate pecan pie, chocolate chip oat cookies, marbled brownies, pears in chocolate fudge blankets, truffle-filled Easter eggs, luxury chocolate mousse, chocolate truffles, chocolate fudge triangles, tiramisu, nutty chocolate brownies, rocky road ice cream, and hot chocolate, as well as luxurious treats such as chocolate crepes with plums and port, sachertorte, chocolate amaretti, cognac and ginger creams, Irish chocolate velvet, and hundreds more. With its sumptuous range of recipes and over 500 exquisite photographs, this book is an essential addition