Indulge yourself with this sumptuous book of all things chocolate. The introduction outlines the history of chocolate-making and consumption around the world and step-by-step techniques show you how to temper, melt, drizzle, pipe, marble, curl, scroll, coat, grate and decorate with chocolate. The recipe section features 200mouth-watering chocolate recipes for teatime treats, cakes, desserts, tarts, ices and sauces, including asophisticated French Chocolate Cake, a light Chocolate Chip and Banana Pudding, plus scrumptious drinks suchas Mexican Hot Chocolate. This luxurious volume isindeed the definitive reference for chocolate lovers.