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The Chocolate Queen Christmas Special
program • cooking • 2023
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program • cooking • 2023
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Looking for wonderful chocolate bakes to serve at festive gatherings this year, or to give as edible gifts? The Chocolate Queen, , has the recipes you need.
This striking layered slice, made with fresh and freeze-dried raspberries, looks perfectly festive. Great for dessert platters.
Raspberry coconut chocolate slice. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
A stunning festive dessert, with chocolate sponge wrapped around a cream and berry filling, this can be partly made weeks in advance.
Kirsten Tibballs with her choc berry Yule log. Credit: The Chocolate Queen Christmas Special
With a base made with butternut snap biscuits and a pecan and chocolate filling, this pecan pie can decorated with whatever shapes you like.
Chocolate pecan pie. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
These dainty little cups lined with chocolate, filled with mascarpone cream and strawberries, and topped off with white chocolate curls make a pretty festive dessert.
Chocolate-covered brandy snaps Credit: The Chocolate Queen
Tibballs says of these delights that if biscuits and chocolate truffles were to have a love child, it would be exactly this. 'Chocolate goodness' combines a crunchy chocolate biscuit base and creamy ganache, coated with milk chocolate and topped with a pop of salt and biscuit crumb.
Chocolate goodness. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
This takes the traditional jam drop and gives it a chocolate twist in a new shape, perfect for Christmas.
Chocolate and jam biscuits. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
Put a chocolate spin on the traditional Christmas wreath with this recipe, which uses kataifi pastry, chopped apricots and pistachios. Kirsten has taken the festive look up a notch by brushing the wreaths with gold lustre dust. Give as gifts or use as decorations.
Kirsten Tibballs with kataifi chocolate wreaths. Credit: The Chocolate Queen Christmas Special
These twice-baked Italian biscuits dipped in chocolate can be served at a gathering or placed in gift bags for a lovely edible gift.
Orange and almond biscotti. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
Looking for a make-ahead dessert? This triple-layer cheesecake has a hint of coffee in both the biscuit base and the mocha baked cheesecake middle, topped with a creamy layer of chocolate mousse. And since it needs at least six hours chill time before serving, and can be stored for several days, it's perfect for entertaining.
Mousse and mocha cheesecake. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
A chocolate and mixed berry swirl adds a pop of colour to this babka, made with a soft brioche dough. Perfect for brunch over the festive season.
Chocolate berry babka. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
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