On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:54:14 -0700, Marcella Peek
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Tracy > wrote:
>
>> De-lurking to post this recipe. I made these for a co-worker. It was
>> her last day and she requested that I make them. They are amazing and
>> very easy to make. The cupcake is very moist and heavy/dense. My
>> only question is if I used semi-sweet- Nestles chips---would the
>> ganache frosting be as good. I ask because my son can't eat
>> Ghirardelli chocolate because of his nut allergy and I want to make
>> these so he can enjoy too.
>Not unless you think chocolate chips taste as good as Ghirardelli. If
>you want good quality chocolate without the risk of nut contamination
>you might try Scharffen-Berger. My niece who is deathly allergic to
>nuts can eat any form of Scharffen-Berger (except milk as she also has
>a dairy allergy) without problem.
>
>marcella

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try the Sharffen-Berger. My son is
VERY allergic to nuts. It was a big shock when I realized how many
food products that you wouldn't think have nuts in them actually do.
Tracy