A Month of Chocolate Desserts

Chocolate Fondue!!!!
Who doesn't love almost anything covered or dipped in chocolate.I know I do!Use your imagination when it comes to things to "dip" Yumm!!!
Cheesecake bites
graham crackers
Marshmellows
cake pieces
pretzels

Extraordinary (and Simple) Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients - Extraordinary (and Simple) Chocolate Fondue Recipe
16 ounces dark, sweet or semi-sweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups light cream
1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Instructions - Extraordinary (and Simple) Chocolate Fondue Recipe

1. Break chocolate squares into smaller pieces and drop them into the fondue pot.

2. Add cream (which will prevent the chocolate from going lumpy) and stir gently but constantly until the chocolate is melted and smooth.

3. Add vanilla extract, and stir it in.

4. Use a fondue fork to spear the fruit, then dip it in the chocolate. Enjoy!

For some other variations on a basic chocolate fondue recipe, add:
- some chopped nuts: pecans, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts all work well.
- a tablespoon of instant coffee granules or cappuccino
- your favorite syrup flavor

Happy Birthday Candace!!!

I was so excited to be asked by my brother, Curt, to make his Girlfriend,Candace a cake for her birthday.I was so excited to
make something a little different but very pretty. I searched the
internet for pictures for some insperation.I found a few and sent one to Curt.He asked if i could make it and I replied,"Sure can"! After a busy day of running around gathering supplies for the cake and dinner, I got started on the cake. I had so much fun making the cake and I was so glad it turned out so well.Dinner that night was Fettuccine Alfredo with roasted chicken, grilled asparagus with sea salt and garlic bread. We all had a great time and the cake was really yummy!! Everyone enjoyed it.

I enjoyed working with fondant. I used Wilton pre-made fondant in white and Duff Goldman products from "CHarm City Cakes" for the black. The wilton fondant was good, it had a mild marshmellow flavor which went really well with the chocolate cake and Marionberry filling.The black fondant from Duff, had a slightly sweet but really good flavor too. I would recommend both.The cake itself was Duncan Hines chocolate.I choose to use a box cake because of the time crunch but I recommend Duncan Hines if I ever have to use box mix.
The fettucini alfredo was my own recipe. I will post the recipe on a later post.