Chocolate baking recipes
Biscuits, brownies, fondants, chocolate cake and pies.
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Chocolate chunk pecan cookies

- Ready in 27 mins
You can't beat American-style cookies with big chunks of chocolate and nuts. The perfect grown-up biscuit
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Best-ever chocolate raspberry brownies

- Ready in 50 mins
Squidgy and super moreish, these gorgeous foolproof fruity chocolate bakes will be snapped up in seconds
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Chocolate, hazelnut & salted caramel tart
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- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
A buttery pastry case with a layer of caramel and just a hint of salt, studded with nuts and finished with a fudge filling
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Angela’s lighter chocolate tart

- Ready in 1 hr
A chocolate tart with a rich taste and moussey texture – but with two-thirds less fat than the classic version
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Hot chocolate soufflé

- Ready in 1 hr 17 mins
Gordon Ramsey does it again with this sexy melt-in-the-mouth soufflé
For The Keen Cook
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Chocolate fondant

- Ready in 1 hr
A gooey prepare-ahead dessert that's perfect for entertaining - it's all a matter of timing...
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Double chocolate shortbreads

- Ready in 22 mins
You're only five ingredients away from a double chocolate melt-in-your-mouth delight
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Chocolate, cranberry & macadamia brownies

- Ready in 55 mins
Leftover cranberry sauce? Use it as an excuse to make these delicious chocolate, nutty cake squares
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Self-saucing chocolate pudding

- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
A chocoholics dream, this Australian classic creates its own sauce below the sponge in the base of the dish
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Chocolate & Earl Grey torte

- Ready in 1 hr
Never before has it been so easy to impress - this soft-centered torte can be made ahead and frozen or baked from scratch in just an hour
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Chocolate & almond puds with boozy hot chocolate sauce

- Ready in 35 mins
These make-ahead puds are easy, but look glamorous
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Chocolate & caramel flapjacks

- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
These sweet and sticky treats are best made a day in advance - perfect if you need to get ahead for a bake sale
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Millionaire's chocolate tart

- Ready in 2 hrs
A dinner party version of teatime favourite, millionaire's shortbread. It's not too bitter, so the kids will love it too
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Chocolate macaroons

- Ready in 45 mins
These luxurious little treats are the perfect light hit when only chocolate will do
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Chocolate & pecan tart

- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
Pecan pie crossed with chocolate tart with a dash of maple syrup - we can't argue with that
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Gooey chocolate cherry cookies

- Ready in 30 mins
If you like American-style cookies, you’ll love these pale, chewy delights. Plus, they can be baked from frozen
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Cherry chocolate Pavlova

- Ready in 2 hrs
Finish your meal with this impressive dessert, with billowing cream and fresh summer fruit
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Black Forest cheesecake

- Ready in 30 mins
This make-ahead cherry pudding with cookie base and chocolate collar is a fantastic final flourish to a meal
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Brownie fudge pie
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- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
This gooey chocolate dessert is given a hint of spice with cinnamon in the pastry. It freezes well for an easy dinner party dessert
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White chocolate crème brûlée
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- Ready in 35 mins
Serve this super-creamy chocolate dessert on its own, or as part of an 'assiete' of mini chocolate puddings
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Hot chocolate soufflés with chocolate cream sauce
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- Ready in 30 mins
Light as a feather, these chocolatey melt-in-the-mouth soufflés are sure to please
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Homemade eclairs

- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
Homemade eclairs are a labour of love, but the reward will be a decadent mouthful of crisp pastry oozing creamy vanilla custard
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Chocolate flapjacks
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- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
Lovely for a lunchbox treat, these flapjacks have plenty of slow-burning carbs to keep you going through the afternoon
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Kahlúa chocolate cheesecake

- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Decadent, tempting chocolate cheesecake with the taste of coffee liqueur
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Chocolate truffle star cake
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- Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins
Glamorous enough to serve as a dessert, this makes a stunning centrepiece. And the bonus is you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze until you need it
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Chocolate & hazelnut biscotti

- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
These crunchy biscuits are great with coffee, or served with chilled sweet wine for dipping
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Double chocolate Easter Danish

- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Everyone loves a Danish pastry, especially when it’s chocolaty and big enough to share
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