Don’t you just love chocolate recipes that you can just hole yourself away with in the kitchen and forget the world outside. Below you’ll find a range of chocolate recipes that we’ve either tried out ourselves so you can see how they turn out with photos and commentary, or the odd chocolate recipe that looks great but we haven’t had the chance to make yet.

We’ve got a few in the pipeline including easy chocolate brownies, chocolate fudge cake, Eton mess, white chocolate cupcakes, chocolate mousse, chocolate sauce, chocolate fudge, icing, chocolate chip cookies and more.

Macarons au Chocolat Recipe From Pierre Marcolini

After my tour of the Pierre Marcolini Factory I was given his book Dix petits doigts pleins de chocolat and given permission to replicate a couple of recipes. As they’re in French, I’ve done my best to translate. I didn’t need any help from my mother, but as this is a recipe book for...

Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Fruit Cake Recipe

And so we try Nigella Lawson's Chocolate Fruit Cake Recipe. It isn't the cheapest we'll ever back, but you should end up with a delightfully soft-centred and fruity cake.

Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

This one of my favourite chocolate recipes on here. It just looks absolutely fantastic!

Paul A. Young Chocolate Water Biscuits For Cheese Recipe

So as I prepare another recipe for this week’s bakingfest I thought I’d try something savoury this time and try out the new, shiny Adventures with Chocolate: 80 sensational recipes by Paul A. Young which arrived this week). Now Paul offers a large selection of savoury-based chocolate recipes...

Fudge Chocolate Cake Bar Recipe

I’m planning to get busy in the kitchen for my birthday – I know people are supposed to bake for me on my special day. But here’s a recipe from the Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart - its the Fudgy Chocolate Bars one that you can find on page 56. The recipe book says that these...

The Divine Big Quick Chocolate Cake Recipe

Even I should be able to make this The Divine Big Quick Chocolate Cake Recipe!

Divine Chocolate Brownies Recipe

We had great fun with the Divine Chocolate Brownies Recipe - I just wish the end result was better. I watched them make Paul A. Young brownies and felt a slight twinge of awe!

Divine Tart Au Chocolat Recipe

How great does this Divine Tart Au Chocolat Recipe look? I can't wait to try it!

Divine French Bistro Chocolate Mousse Recipe

This recipe has been reproduced with permission from Divine from their chocolate cookbook. This is a lighter, creamy version of the classic mousse but still gives a decent chocolate hit. Serve with thin, crips biscuits and a glass of Cognac For The Decoration 1 x 100g bar of Divine dark or white or milk...