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- Maison Kayser in New York
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- Raspberry Chocolate Cake
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- Paris
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- Cakes from La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
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- Plated Dessert-Le Cordon Bleu
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- Glazed cake with berries
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- Jacques Torres in NYC
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- Chef Orlando’s Gateau L’opera
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- Dobos Torte-Gerbaud’s-Budapest
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- Gaufrettes in Switzerland
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- Apricot-glazed Cheesecake in Iceland
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- Hazelnut chocolates at Sprungli in Zurich, Switzerland
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- Donuts in Iceland
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- Mignardise at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
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- Cakes in Copenhagen
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- Flowers at Taft Farm, Great Barrington, MA
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- Black Forest Cupcakes from Chocolate Bliss; photo by Jennifer Martine
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- Gift of the Gods Chocolate Cake from Chocolate Bliss; photo by Jennifer Martine
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- Christmas Market in Copenhagen
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- Candy Crush Cookies in the Berkshires
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- Christmas in Copenhagen
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- Roses for mom
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- Glogg & pretzels at Copenhagen’s Christmas market
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- Matcha cakes in LA’s Thai Town
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- From Haga Bageri in Stockholm
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- Cake Slices in Copenhagen
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- Haga Bageri, Stockholm
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- From Haga Bageri in Stockholm
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- Paticcerie window in Turin, Italy
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- Snowflake Sugar Cookies
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- Chef-style Chocolate Chip Cookes & Chocolate Boxes; photo by Sam Epstein & Chandler Baker
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- Valentine’s art by Chef Ewald Notter
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- Beet Red Velvet Cake from Russia
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- Happy Chocolates in LA
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- Happy Chocolates in LA
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- Happy Chocolates in LA
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- Belgian chocolates
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- Happy Chocolates in San Francisco
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- Cake class at LCB
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- Cake class at LCB
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- Chocolate Ganache Tart at LCB
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- Black Forest Cake at LCB
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- Petite Fours by Chef Laurent Pages
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- Cake class at LCB
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- Bon bons from Sprungli, Zurich
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- The window at Sprungli
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- Strawberry Mousse in Waffle Cone at Landtmann Patisserie in Vienna
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- Sprungli in Zurich
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- Punsch Cake in Vienna
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- Imperial Cake at The Imperial Hotel in Vienna
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- Sachertorte at the Naschmarket in Vienna
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- Neuhaus Chocolates in Brussels
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- Neuhaus Chocolates in Brussels
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- Cornet Chocolates in Brussels
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- Cornet Chocolates in Brussels
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- Erdbeertorte in Berlin
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- Black Forest Cake in Berlin
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- Strawberry Cream Cake in Berlin
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- Chocolate Cake with Kumquats; photo by Rikki Snyder
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- Dobostorte in Budapest
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- Chocolate Mousse Tart in Paris
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- Chocolate Mousse in Paris
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- La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
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- La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
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- Cupcake ornaments in Quebec City
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- Patisserie & Viennoiserie in Quebec City
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- Photo by Jennifer Martine
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- Photo by Jennifer Martine, San Francisco
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- Italian paticceria in Florence
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- Chocolate squares in Florence
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- Giandujotti in Turin
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- Chocolate & roses
Photo by Gina Sabatella
Hotel Sacher Lobby in Vienna
Happy Chocolates (Susie’s Chocolate Line); Photo by Gina Sabatella
Life-size Gingerbread House at the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
I live this way all year long! Thank you for being a part of my culinary travel blogging. Happy Holidays to all.
Chocolate Taffy from Hand-crafted Candy Bars:
An easy recipe to make decorations like chocolate roses or forest animals from our book (ChronicleBooks.com, 2013; Susan Heeger & Susie Norris). Its texture is like Play-Doh and, unlike Play-Doh, it tastes delicious.
Recipe from Hand-crafted Candy Bars
And here’s a video on how to make chocolate roses with chocolate (or white chocolate) taffy. Detailed recipes available in Hand-crafted Candy Bars and Chocolate Bliss:
Sources:
Hotel Sacher in Vienna
Chronicle Books in San Francisco
Penguin/Random House/Celestial Arts Books in New York
Photographers:
Joseph de Leo, Jennifer Martine, Gina Sabatella, Susie Norris, Rikki Snyder among others – thanks!
Special Thanks to:
Jacques Torres – an artisan chocolate & gift factory in NYC
Milk and Eggs for farmers’ market ingredients delivered to your door
December 2, 2017
I might not have been in a holiday mood before, but I am now! Thank you, Gypsy, for showing the way to the true heart of this season!
December 3, 2017
Yes, the heart of the season beats in those desserts!
January 15, 2018
The question is, where can I get some of those Happy Chocolates?
August 22, 2018
And how the season rolls around … darling girl …