Five-Spice Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients

• Angel food cake, or pound cake, cut into 1-inch cubes
• long baguette, French or sourdough, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 bananas, medium-ripe, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick rounds
• 2 medium oranges, mandarin, or tangelos, peeled and segmented
• 1 fresh pineapple, quartered, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 pint raspberries
• 1 quart strawberries, hulled (see illustration below)
• 12 ounces (340 grams) high-quality chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/3 cups heavy cream
• Pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 2 pieces star anise
• 1 piece fresh ginger (1 inch), peeled and cut in half
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup