Sweet Somethings

Petit Fours Truffle Pops Price: $2.50 each Who says you have to pick just one favorite flavor? Grab a handful of these delightful Petit Fours truffle pops and try them all. Choose from red velvet cake, Swiss chocolate cake, Italian cream cake, PB&J, and vanilla bean, all dipped in chocolates ranging from white to dark. (Available at Petit Fours, 3000 Blackburn Ave, Suite 180, 214-559-CAKE, www.pfcakes.com)
J Dorian Hot Chocolate Price: $19 per tin Swiss Miss, this isn’t. This rich hot chocolate contains no cocoa powder whatsoever. Instead, chocolatier Dorian Isenberg grinds up premium French and Belgian chocolate, powdered milk, nutmeg, and cinnamon into a fine powder. Add heavy cream for a European-style hot chocolate or skim milk for those watching their girlish figures. (Available at J Dorian Chocolatier, 5312 Belt Line Rd., 972-392-9499, www.jdorian.com)
St Cafe Sweet Temptations Bakery Lake Highlands Rock Cake Price: $30 This sinful chocolate sponge cake was designed with a true chocoholic in mind. Soaked in rum with varying layers of dense mousse, the cake is then covered in crunchy, baked chocolate meringue and drizzled with a Kahlua cream sauce. All cakes are made fresh by head pastry chef and co-owner Clare van Loenen and require 24-hour notice. (Available at ST Cafe Sweet Temptations Bakery, 9090 Skillman St., Ste. 180B, 214-503-6007, www.stcafe.com)
Don Px Dessert Wine, 2004, Montilla-Moriles, Spain Price: $23 for a half-bottle This rich dessert wine pairs perfectly with any dark or caramel-filled chocolate. With hints of brown sugar, molasses, and prunes, this Sherry leaves a lingering, nutty finish. Try a taste at Vino 100 or take a bottle home to share—all retail sales are 20 percent off. (Available at Vino 100, 2909 McKinney Ave., Ste. A, 214-969-9463, www.vino100.com)
Noka Grand Cru Truffles Price: $70 for eight-piece box of all four estates Heaven in a box? It’s possible. NOKA Chocolate Boutique offers an eight-piece box with two truffles made from four “estates,” each named for the plantation where the cacao beans originated: Venezuela, Ecuador, Côte d’lvoire, and Trinidad. Every truffle is handcrafted with fresh organic cream and, unlike most chocolatiers, NOKA creates the ganache center first, then hand-enrobes the truffles in a rich chocolate shell. (Available at NOKA Chocolate Boutique, 2422 Victory Park Ln., 214-740-9995 or online at www.nokachocolate.com)
photography: pops and wine: Elizabeth Lavin; cake: Doug Davis; hot chocolate: Kevin Hunter Marple; truffle: courtesy of Noka Chocolate