The Michael Collection
Whole Wheat Chocolate Poppyseed Banana Bread
A dense, chocolatey whole wheat banana bread with poppy seeds and walnuts. No refined flour — naturally sweet from ripe bananas with modest added sugar.
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Bourbon Balls
No-bake bourbon balls rolled in powdered sugar — a boozy, chocolatey holiday confection with toasted pecans and a fudgy crumb.
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Banana Bread
A dense, moist French-style banana bread sweetened only by ripe bananas and dark chocolate — no added sugar required.
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Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy, nutty oatmeal cookies made with browned butter and studded with tart dried cherries, dark chocolate chips, and toasted pecans.
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Olive Oil Brownies
Fudgy, deeply chocolatey brownies made with olive oil and Dutch-processed cocoa for a rich, slightly fruity depth in every bite.
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Italian Flourless Chocolate Cake
A dense, fudgy Italian-style flourless chocolate cake made with dark chocolate and potato starch, finished with a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
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Double Chocolate Cookies
Deeply fudgy cookies loaded with Dutch-process cocoa and bittersweet chocolate chips, chilled overnight for an intense, brownie-like center.
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Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
A decadent Southern pie packed with chopped pecans and chocolate chips in a buttery bourbon-spiked brown sugar custard poured into a flaky pastry shell.
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Mini Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Creme
A small two-serving chocolate layer cake filled with whipped mascarpone creme and fresh berries — rich, elegant, and assembled to order.
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Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies
Toasted rye flour and browned butter give these grown-up chocolate chip cookies a deep, nutty richness, rounded out with molasses and dried tart cherries.
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Brownies
Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350℉ Equipment 8-inch square baking pan Parchment paper Ingredients 85 grams (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate …
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Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown butter and a double dose of sugar give these classic chocolate chip cookies an extra-chewy texture and deep, caramel-tinged flavor.
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Chocolate Butter Cake
A deeply chocolaty, moist two-layer butter cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate and cocoa, with a tender crumb that pairs beautifully with cherry cream cheese frosting.
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Mexican Chocolate Pudding
A deeply spiced chocolate pudding made with oat milk steeped with guajillo chiles, cinnamon, and vanilla, finished with bittersweet chocolate and cognac.