This french molten chocolate cake flows seductive when cut into with a fork. A cinch to make, this molten chocolate cake is an elegant, impressive dessert.

This fast, easy fudge has the surprise of cocoa nibs—roasted and crushed cocoa beans. Filled with intense chocolate flavor, this fudge is a cinch to make. It’s a great project to do with the kids.

This flourless chocolate-vanilla marble cake has a texture between fudge and cheesecake. The chocolate marbles between the vanilla for a gorgeous look.

These Kahlua truffle triangles are great bar cookies. Rich Kahlua truffle tops a vanilla crumb bottom. Serve these cookies as a snack or an elegant desert.

by Jill O’Connor
from Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey, Treats for Kids
(Chronicle Books, 2009)
Serves 8
Do you nibble around the edges first? Do you swallow it quickly in two big bites? If you can tell me in vivid …

by Peggy Fallon
from Great Party Fondues
(John Wiley & Sons, 2008)
Makes 3 cups of fondue or 8 to 10 appetizer servings
For those who love peanut butter, what better idea than to pair it with chocolate in …

by Sur La Table and Cindy Mushet
from The Art and Soul of Baking
(Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009)
Serves 6
Milk chocolate is often overlooked in the quest for the newest and darkest offerings, but it’s still a favorite—with …

Crepas Salguero
by Sasa Mahr-Batuz and Andy Pforzheimer with Mary Goodbody
from The Barcelona Cookbook
(Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009)
Serves 8
We have a friend named Jeff Salguero who invested in one of the restaurants and whose family is from …

by Jennifer Oz LeRoy and Kay LeRoy
from Tavern on the Green
(Artisan, 2009)
Serves 8 to 10, may be doubled

For a luscious summer seafood lasagna like this, in which the pesto plays an important role and can …

by Julie M. Usher
from Cookie Swap
(Gibbs Smith, 2009)
Makes 2 dozen (1 3/4- to 2-inch) squares
If “rich,” “chocolate,” and “decadent” sound seductive, then these moist fig bars, studded with chocolate chips and oatmeal streusel, will have …

by Julie M. Usher
from Cookie Swap
(Gibbs Smith, 2009)
Makes 2 dozen (1 3/4- to 2-inch) squares
In this triple-decker brownie, everyone’s favorite aphrodisiac factors into three places: a buttery crumb crust, a dense chocolate-raspberry filling, and a …