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How To: Make chocolate orange scones

Our baking expert Denise Hilligoss takes you through the process step-by-step how to make chocolate orange scones.

How To: Chop chocolate

When a recipe calls for chopped chocolate, it can be hard to decide which tool to use for the job. Chocolate-breaking forks, sold in many specialty stores, may easily break chocolate into chunks, but they also punch holes in cutting boards and scratch countertops. Paring knives are too small for the task and, when working with a really big piece of chocolate, it's easy to ruin the blade of a chef's knife hacking into the dense, hard bar. The best tool for chopping chocolate is a 10-inch slici...

How To: Make fudge brownie delight

A devilishly sweet treat for all ages! Follow this guide to making this decadent desert. Taste this Fudge Brownie Delight recipe. Make fudge brownie delight.

How To: Make chocolate mountains

Chef Johann Lafer prepares a wonderful dessert chocolate mountains. The preparation and cooking time is 45 minutes. Ingredients needed are eggs, white chocolate, praline, rum, cognac or Grand Marnier, gelatin leaf, grilled almonds, sweetened whipped cream, sugar, topping chocolate, cream genovese waffles (sponge cake dough) or pate sablee, mint leaf, cream fraiche (thick sour cream), mango and some English cream, currant sauce and mango sauce. Make chocolate mountains.

How To: Make jalapeno and cheese cornbread muffins

Scrumptious cheese muffins with a subtle bite. They are delicious eaten warm with a little butter and can be served as a snack at any time of the day. Make jalapeno and cheese cornbread muffins.

How To: Make baked apple cake

A deliciously moist apple cake which can be served at breakfast, tea or as a dessert. Put a little ice cream on the top and yummy! Make baked apple cake.

How To: Make vegan key lime pie

Michelle Harris shows you how to make key lime pie with tofu of all things! She also gives us some info on the benefits of tofu.

How To: Make chocolate fondue

Decadent chocolate fondue tastes great when paired with fruit, angel food cake, ladyfingers, and pretzels. Chocolate fondue was invented at the Chalet Swiss Restaurant in New York City in the 1950's. The ingredients you will need are heavy whipping cream, chocolate (semi-sweet and chocolate morsals are the most popular) and kirsch or cherry brandy.

How To: Make Russian blinis

Blinis are traditional Russian pancakes made with caviar - a great substitute for those canapés you may be fed up of seeing. Make Russian blinis.

How To: Make sporcamusi

This recipe for sporcamusi (phyllo pastry with lemon custard) comes courtesy of chef Pasquale Martinelli of Bellavitae restaurant.Layer phyllo dough in 2 stacks of 6 sheets, brushing between each sheet with melted butter. Cut each stack in half lengthwise and each strip into thirds to make 12 rectangles. Cut each rectangle on the diagonal to make 24 triangles. Place triangles on prepared baking sheets and bake until they are golden, about 4 to 6 minutes.

How To: Make tres leches cake

Evaporated, condensed, and whole milk are combined in this cake for just the right amount of sweetness. Make the cake up to three days in advance and refrigerate it. It's traditionally served chilled and topped with whipped cream but is also delicious with chopped pineapple. Make tres leches cake.

How To: Make candied edible flowers

Martha Stewart shows another one of her Good Things: sugared flowers. Materials you will need are edible flowers free of pesticides, such as chamomile flowers, pansies, johnny-jump-ups, violets, or roses, scissors, pasteurized liquid egg whites, tweezers small paintbrush, superfine sugar, baking tray and waxed paper. Make candied edible flowers.

How To: Make peanut brittle (the easy way)

I found this to be a much better video on how to make Peanut Brittle, one of my favorite desert concoctions. Go daddy!

How To: Make Mark's pecan rolls

As part of our Best Bakers series, Mark McGough shared his recipe for pecan rolls. You will need for the dough active dry yeast, warm water, milk, sugar, unsalted butter, salt, egg, all-purpose four, non stick cooking spray. For the filling you need sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter and for the topping you need unsalted butter, light-brown sugar, corn syrup and pecan halves. Make Mark's pecan rolls.

How To: Pre-scoop ice cream

Martha Stewart shares a Good Thing for pre-scooping ice cream, then shows one viewer how to re-pot a cactus. To save a little time at a party, prepare perfect scoops of ice cream for your guests ahead of time. Cover a cookie sheet in plastic wrap for insulation, and then begin scooping. To get smoother spheres, dip the scoop in cool water as you go. These single-dip servings will hold their shape in the freezer until you're ready to transfer them to bowls. Pre-scoop ice cream.

How To: Prepare passion fruit pavlova

This recipe, by renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, was originally developed for a restaurant kitchen, which typically includes a convection oven. To prepare this at home, bake the meringues overnight, or until dried, on the bottom rack of a gas oven with only the pilot light on. Prepare passion fruit pavlova.

How To: Make pecan pralines

This family recipe for pecan pralines comes courtesy of fashion designer Tom Ford. The recipe was his grandmother's. Ingredients you will need are sugar, baking soda, light cream, unsalted butter and pecan halves. Make pecan pralines.

How To: Bake a marble cake

John Barricelli of "Everyday Food" makes a marble cake as part of our Chefs' Secrets series.The ingredients are as follows:unsalted butter,cake flour,baking powder,salt,sugar,eggs,vanilla extract,buttermilk, and Dutch-process cocoa powder. Bake a marble cake.

How To: Make sponge cake

This light and airy recipe for sponge cake serves as the basis for many types of layered cake desserts like angel food cake. Make sponge cake.

How To: Make apple spice cake

Martha Stewart shows us how to bake Dorothy Mae Browns recipe for apple spice cake. It is one of the most popular recipes ever featured on the show. Make apple spice cake.

How To: Make easy individual tiramisu pots

This rich Italian dessert might be just the thing to impress the guests at your next dinner party. So go on, make this Tiramisu recipe at your next party. Make easy individual tiramisu pots.

How To: Make croissant bread pudding

One of the good old favorite puddings, made with croissants and full of flavor. Experience this Croissant Bread Pudding recipe. Make croissant bread pudding.

How To: Make raspberry cranachan

Follow expert Scottish food chef Colin Wint's recipe for Raspberry Cranachan, a delicious dessert made using traditional Scottish ingredients. Make raspberry cranachan.

How To: Make English custard

If you think you've tried good custard then think again. This recipe is guaranteed to be a huge success - simply creamy and simply delicious. Make English custard.

How To: Make palmiers

Delectable, melt-in-your-mouth pastries that are ideal for serving at breakfast or tea. Experience this palmiers recipe. Make palmiers.

How To: Make banoffee pie

A classic, indulgent dessert which will make your mouth water. This pie is crunchy, sticky, creamy and full of flavor. Try this Banoffee Pie recipe. Make banoffee pie.

How To: Make chocolate fondant

A treat for chocolate lovers of the highest order. Omri Shahar, formerly chef at New York's Union Pacific Restaurant shows you how to make an individual sized hot fluffy chocolate cake with a silky warm chocolate liquid middle. It's easy and you can make a Michelin star level dessert at home with no fuss. Enjoy! Savour this Chocolate Fondant recipe. Make chocolate fondant.

How To: Make jello

A basic guide to making one of the world's most famous and well-loved children's desserts. Serve with ice cream for that complete experience. Sample this Jelly or as the Americans call it jello recipe. Make jello.

How To: Make chocolate panna cotta

The chocolate version of one of the most famous Italian desserts. Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth and simply delicious. Appreciate this Chocolate Panna Cotta recipe. Make chocolate panna cotta.

How To: Make peach melba

A simple but scrumptious, fruity dessert. This classic French dessert combines two favorite summer fruits: peaches and raspberry. Savor this Peach Melba Recipe. Make peach melba.

How To: Make a Knickerbocker Glory

This is the ultimate guide to the ultimate dessert. Watch and enjoy this Knickerbocker Glory recipe. Make a Knickerbocker Glory.

How To: Make chocolate tart

This Mouth-watering Chocolate Tart recipe is ideal for a summer's dessert served with whipped cream or ice cream. Devour this Chocolate Tart recipe. Make chocolate tart.

How To: Make lemon mousse

This simple recipe for lemon mousse will definitely impress those special friends that you invite over for supper. It does take some time to set in the refrigerator but other than that, it is very quick and easy to make! Sample this Lemon Mousse recipe. Make lemon mousse.