Rich, Thick Chocolate Sauce for Your Family's Desserts

I hope you're enjoying a beautiful day. There are so many wonderful chocolate recipes. Have you wanted a rich, thick Chocolate Sauce to pour over your desserts? Tonight I am going to share one with you that I think you'll like.

First make a Vanilla Sauce-

Scald 1 cup of milk and one cup cream together to which 1/2 vanilla bean or 1/2 teasppon pure vanilla extract has been added. Beat together 4 egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar-slowly combine with the milk and cream stirring constantly with a wisk.

Cook this mixture in the top of a double boiler all the while stirring contantly until mixture thickens and is able to coat a spoon. Remove vanilla bean if used. Strain through a fine sieve or blend well with a Braun blender, and allow to cool.

For a thicker sauce, add 1 teaspoon flour to the egg yolk mixture while still cool. Blend well before adding to the hot milk and cream. If you wish it to be lighter, gently fold into the final cooled mixture 1/2 cup heavy cream whipped.

Now to make it CHOCOLATE: Dissolve 3 to 4 ounces sweet cooking chocolate or 2 ounces bitter chocolate in 2 to 3 tablespoons of hot water in a double boiler; 2 tablespoons of sugar may be added to the bitter chocolate if you wish to make it sweeter. Mix well and add slowly to two cups of the vanilla sauce. Mix with a wisk until well blended.

A sauce such as this is perfect to make simple cakes such as angel food cake or chiffon cake something special. Top it off with a little whipped cream and a strawberry or two artistically placed. You can, also, put some chocolate sauce in a squeeze bottle and decorate your dessert plates around your cake just as the famous chefs do on TV. Make something simple and ordinary very elegant by adding a little embellishment. Remember: It's all in the presentation.

May you have Sweet Chocolates and happy thoughts,
Donna