Choc-o-late: how can three syllables hold the key to utter bliss? Check out our chocolate recipe slideshow and you’ll see.

Chocolate and quince tart

Bitter chocolate jellies with white chocolate crème fraîche
Bitter chocolate jellies with white chocolate crème fraîche
Bitter chocolate jellies with white chocolate crème fraîche
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Warm chocolate-espresso fondants
Warm chocolate-espresso fondants
Warm chocolate-espresso fondants
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Soft-centred chocolate tortini

Chocolate fig and hazelnut fudge cake with candied oranges
Chocolate fig and hazelnut fudge cake with candied oranges
Chocolate fig and hazelnut fudge cake with candied oranges
PHOTOGRAPH CHRIS CHEN

Chocolate and caramel tart

Baked chocolate cream with ginger-poached pears
Baked chocolate cream with ginger-poached pears
Baked chocolate cream with ginger-poached pears
PHOTOGRAPH JASON LOUCAS

Chocolate rolled sponge with chestnut cream
Chocolate rolled sponge with chestnut cream
Chocolate rolled sponge with chestnut cream
PHOTOGRAPH SHARYN CAIRNS

Triple chocolate praline tart

Orange chocolate fondants

Choux puffs with chocolate and Armagnac ice-cream
Choux puffs with chocolate and Armagnac ice-cream
Choux puffs with chocolate and Armagnac ice-cream
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Crowd-pleasing chocolate cake with roast rhubarb
Crowd-pleasing chocolate cake with roast rhubarb
Crowd-pleasing chocolate cake with roast rhubarb
PHOTOGRAPH BEN DEARNLEY

Chocolate chantilly with raspberry-poached rhubarb
Chocolate chantilly with raspberry-poached rhubarb
Chocolate chantilly with raspberry-poached rhubarb
PHOTOGRAPH JASON LOUCAS

Peanut butter chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice-cream
Peanut butter chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice-cream
Peanut butter chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice-cream
PHOTOGRAPH CHRIS CHEN

Chocolate and almond simnel cake
Chocolate and almond simnel cake
Chocolate and almond simnel cake
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Chocolate mousse tart with pomegranates and pine nuts
Chocolate mousse tart with pomegranates and pine nuts
Chocolate mousse tart with pomegranates and pine nuts
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato
Poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato
Poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato
PHOTOGRAPH BEN DEARNLEY

Chocolate and hazelnut zuccotto
