Special Chocolate Treats Recipes

SPECIAL CHOCOLATE TREATS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and salt. Gradually add flour and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , For filling, melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl; stir until smooth. Set aside 1/4 cup for glaze. To remaining chocolate, stir in the pecans, milk, vanilla and salt. Cover and refrigerate until cool, about 15 minutes. , Place a 16x12-in. piece of foil in a greased baking sheet; lightly sprinkle with flour. Divide dough in half; place one portion on foil. Roll into a 14x5-in. rectangle. Spread half of the filling lengthwise on half of the dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Using foil, fold dough over filling; seal edges. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Bake at 350° until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. , For glaze, warm reserved chocolate; stir in corn syrup and water. Spread over cookies. Cool completely. Cut widthwise into 3/4-in. strips.

SPECIAL CHOCOLATE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.
• In top of double boiler, over hot water, melt chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly. In large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir together flour and salt, then add alternately with milk to butter mixture. Beat until well blended. Add chocolate and beat until blended. In a small cup, mix vinegar and baking soda. Stir until soda is dissolved. Add to batter and beat until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 to 30 min or until wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

SPECIAL CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Combine crumbs& butter and press onto the bottom of a 9" Buttered springform Pan.
• Bake at 350F for 10 minutes, remove from oven and turn heat up to 425°F.
• Filling:.
• With an electric mixer blend together the cream cheese and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each egg.
• Add vanilla.
• Remove half the batter to another bowl.
• To one batch of the batter add the melted white chocolate, blend with the batter.
• To the other half blend in the melted semi-sweet chocolate.
• Pour the dark chocolate batter into the crumb crust and spread evenly.
• Spoon the white batter carefully over top.
• Bake at 425F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 250F Bake 30-35 minutes or until the cake centre is barely firm.
• Remove from oven and run a knife around sides.
• Let cool completely before removing the sides.
• Glaze:.
• Bring cream to a simmer over low heat.
• Add chopped chocolate and stir until melted.
• Spoon over the cake.