This three-chocolate mousse cheesecake is a chocolate lover’s dream come true. Cucina Rustica’s torte combines smooth layers of creamy bittersweet, milk and white chocolate mousse on top of a rich ...

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Dust pan with flour. Stir butter and both chocolates in heavy small saucepan over low heat ...

Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance. "Of the many recipes that were born in my kitchen, this was one of the most exciting because it became the New York Times 1972 Dessert of the Year," ...

Remove the filling from the Oreo cookies. Finely grind the cookies. Melt the butter. Add the chocolate chips to the melted butter. Stir until the chocolate is melted. Pour the melted butter/chocolate ...

DeFluri’s Fine Chocolates is a thriving chocolate shop in downtown Martinsburg, W.Va. The shop serves walk-in customers and also ships chocolates across the country. Brenda and Charlie Casabona own ...

This triple-layer chocolate torte, the newspaper’s most requested dessert in 1972, was just one of the recipes developed by the legendary author, who died on Thursday at 102. By Margaux Laskey Maida ...

Back in 1972 (my goodness, that seems like a century ago!), the New York times published Maida Heatter’s now classic dessert, chocolate mousse torte. One definition of a torte is a sweet cake or tart.

Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level.

Dear SOS: Last summer while vacationing in Sedona, Ariz., our family had a fabulous dinner at an Italian restaurant called Cucina Rustica. For dessert we had the most delicious three-chocolate mousse ...