Sponsored by Tuscanini
Shavuot is the perfect holiday to get creative in the kitchen—and there’s no better canvas than a beautiful cheesecake. This year, elevate your dessert game using Tuscanini’s new line of premium chocolate bars, available in Almonds, Dark & Smooth, Classic Dark, and Cacao Nibs flavors. With rich flavor, sleek packaging, and the perfect texture for decorating, they’re the ideal ingredient for adding that wow factor. Below are three stunning, yet doable, ways to style your cheesecake using chocolate, fruit, and a touch of floral flair.
1. Pattern Play with Grated, Curled, and Square Chocolate Accents
For an extra special, more graphic look, decorate the top of your cheesecake with a combination of grated chocolate, chocolate curls, and strategically placed Tuscanini chocolate squares.
How to:
– Using a knife, lightly score an X shape on the surface of the cheesecake. Place a line of chocolate squares along each line of the X.
– Grate Tuscanini chocolate with a microplane or fine grater and sprinkle it over two opposite sections next to the chocolate X.
– Finish by adding chocolate curls (made with a vegetable peeler) to the remaining two sections for a textured, eye-catching finish.
2. Crescent Elegance with Chocolate Squares, Fruit & Flowers
This design is all about asymmetrical charm. Use fresh fruit and flowers to create a crescent shape that wraps partially around the top of the cheesecake, then layer in Tuscanini chocolate squares for richness and depth.
How to:
– Arrange fresh fruit such as strawberries, cherries, kiwis and blueberries in a loose crescent shape along one side of the cheesecake.
– Tuck in a few small edible flowers or unsprayed herbs (like mint) for a fresh, seasonal look.
– Break Tuscanini chocolate bars into perfect squares and nestle them among the fruit and flowers for an artistic, multi-textured finish.
3. Ganache Glaze with Figs and Geometric Chocolate Bar Accents
This one’s a showstopper. A sleek layer of chocolate ganache covers the top of the cheesecake, which is then topped with a crescent design of fresh figs and chopped Tuscanini chocolate bars arranged in modern, geometric patterns.
How to:
– Pour a smooth layer of chocolate ganache over a cooled cheesecake and let it set.
– Slice fresh figs in half and arrange them in a crescent on one side.
– Cut Tuscanini chocolate bars into angular shapes—triangles and shards—and mix them into the fig design.
– Add fresh fruit and mint leaves for color.
– Optional: Add a few chopped hazelnuts or a drizzle of extra ganache for added texture and contrast.
No matter which style you choose, Tuscanini’s chocolate bars will bring a luxurious, European flair to your Shavuot table. Happy decorating—and even happier tasting!
Photography by Sina Mizrahi
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