Chocolate is forever : classic cakes, cookies, pastries, pies, puddings, candies, confections, and more / Maida Heatter ; illustrations by Alice Oehr ; foreword by David Lebovitz.

Includes index.

"The recipes in Chocolate Is Forever have been assembled from Maida Heatter's previously published books, including Happiness Is Baking, Maida Heatter's Cakes, Maida Heatter's Cookies, Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts, Maida Heatters Book of Great Heatter's Book of Great Cookies."--Colophon.

Introduction -- Before you bake -- Simple cakes -- Special-occasion cakes -- Cookies and bars -- Pastries, pies, puddings, and more -- Candy, fudge, and chocolate drinks.

"Maida Heatter is one of the most trusted and beloved cookbook authors of all time. Her recipes, each a modern classic, have inspired extraordinary bakers such as Dorie Greenspan, Christina Tosi, and David Lebovitz, whose foreword introduces the joy of baking with Maida to a new generation. Throughout Maida's nearly 50-year career as a "genius" of baking (New York Times), one thing was constant: her passion for chocolate. She created hundreds of recipes for chocolate cakes, puddings, pies, cookies, and more. Now, Chocolate Is Forever collects her very best, most irresistibly chocolatey delights-including The World's Best Hot Fudge Sauce. Developed for foolproof baking by anyone, each of these nearly 100 recipes is written with Maida's warm but no-nonsense instructions and carries her guarantee that it will work perfectly every time. With recipes ranging from simple cupcakes and fudgy brownies to decadent flourless cakes, this book is a must-have in every chocolate-lover's kitchen."--Amazon.com.