Name: White and Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding with Irish Cream Sauce
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups whipping cream; 6 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons water; 14 cups 3/4-inch cubes French bread with crust (about 12 ounces); 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 6 ounces imported white chocolate, chopped; 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups whipping cream; 1/2 cup whole milk; Nonstick vegetable oil spray

Rose Ann Pescheff of Watertown, Connecticut, writes: "My husband and I went to a friend's birthday dinner at Carmen Anthony Steakhouse in nearby Waterbury. The entire meal was good, but the bread pudding was outstanding — the perfect finishing touch. Since bread pudding is one of my husband's favorite desserts, I'd like to make it for him at home."

The liqueur-flavored sauce turns this rich dessert into something wonderfully decadent.

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