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all the chocolates to give (and treat yourself) – Italian Cuisine

Chocolate, in all its forms! Here is our selection of chocolate gift ideas for Christmas 2020: from boxes of chocolates to spreads, for both adults and children

Chocolate is also among the protagonists of Christmas, this year more than ever. A little pleasure to indulge in at any time of the day, to sweeten the holidays that promise to be a little different than usual. Above all, a gift for our loved ones it will certainly be appreciated!

On the occasion of the 2020 Christmas holidays there are many gift ideas with chocolate, special packages and original proposals for adults or children. In our gallery you will find the boxes of chocolates Christmas themed to give, classic milk or dark delicacies to taste and packs of fine chocolate from unusual combinations, created for the occasion by the masters of chocolate.
Start making a note to fill in the it fits of the Befana: there is no shortage of surprises that will delight the little ones!

Browse the gallery above and find your new favorite Christmas chocolates, to be found easily at the supermarket or from buy online.

Recipe Biscottoni with three chocolates – Italian Cuisine

Ingredients

200 g dark, milk and white chocolate
180 g flour
125 g salted butter
100 g whole cane sugar
1 egg
baking powder for cakes
salt

Duration: 2 h 40 min

Level: Easy

Doses: 12 people

For the recipe for three chocolate biscuits, mix the flour with the sugar and half a teaspoon of yeast, then add the butter and work with your fingers to obtain a sandy mixture, then stir in the egg. Chop the three types of chocolate and add them to the mixture with a pinch of salt.

Form a loaf and let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour. Remove the dough from the fridge, shape 12-14 balls of about 40-45 g of dough and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them at least 5-6 cm from each other: during cooking they will flatten and widen a lot. Bake at 150 ° C for 15-16 '. Remove the biscuits from the oven and let them cool completely before eating them.

Chocolate cake recipe with biscuits and chocolates – Italian Cuisine

Ingredients FOR THE SPONGE CAKE

300 g 00 flour
250 g sugar
6 eggs
1 sachet of baking powder for desserts
Lemon peel

Ingredients FOR ORANGE BATH

200 g orange juice
170 g brown sugar

Ingredients FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE

450 g dark chocolate
400 g fresh cream
Orange
fresh chili

Ingredients for making

orange jam
creamy cream spread
various biscuits and chocolates
Chocolate pralines
orange peel covered with dark chocolate

Duration: 2 h 15 min

Level: Middle

Dose: 8-10 people

FOR THE SPONGE CAKE
Whip 6 egg whites until stiff. Whip 6 yolks, using electric whips, with 6 tablespoons of boiling water; then add the sugar and a little finely grated lemon zest, continuing to whip until the mixture is clear and frothy; add the flour and the baking powder while continuing to whip.
Incorporate beaten egg whites, stirring with a spoon with movements from the bottom upwards.
Grease and flour a round mold (ø 24 cm) and fill it with the mixture.
Bake in the static oven at 180 ° C for about 40 minutes. Check the cooking by inserting a toothpick into the cake: if, once extracted, it is clean, the cake is cooked. If you use the fan mode, reduce the temperature to 170 ° C and bake the cake for 30 minutes.
Turn out the cake, place it on a wire rack and let it cool completely before decorating it.

FOR THE ORANGE BATH
You do lightly caramelize the sugar, then dilute it with the orange juice, adding a little at a time, and with 250 g of water; when the boil starts again, transfer the bath to a bowl.

FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
Heat cream with a piece of fresh chilli (measure it according to your taste).
melt the chocolate with the grated zest of 1 orange on a hot, but not boiling, water bath.
Take away from the heat and pour the cream, filtering it. Mix well until the mixture is homogeneous: do not worry if it does not appear smooth, it cannot be smooth because of the grated orange peel. Let it cool down.

TO DO IT
Divide sponge cake in 3 discs.
cut out from a sheet of parchment paper a disc with two wings so that the shape is similar to that of a candy.
Arrange the sheet on a wire rack placed on a tray and place the first sponge cake on the baking paper. Then moisten it well with the wet using a brush.
stuff it with spreadable cream.
Place on top of the second disk, brush it with the orange dip and fill it with the orange jam.
close with the last disc, wet again, then completely cover with the chocolate ganache. Let it thicken slightly, then decorate according to your inspiration using biscuits, chocolates, pralines, orange peel covered with chocolate … Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving.