Recipes with chocolate unsweetened

Festive cupcakes decorated as a colorful caterpillar for kids' parties. Fluffy vanilla or chocolate cakes topped with tinted frosting, shredded coconut, and candy details arranged in a whimsical crawling pattern.

Chocolate lovers beware, this dessert is sure to satisfy your tastebuds and keep you in the holiday spirit with a minty taste.

Pan Nero, an Italian dark chocolate cake made with unsweetened chocolate, separated eggs, and potato starch flour. Dense, fudgy, and flour-light with just five ingredients.

Velvety no-bake chocolate mousse filling scented with almond extract, piled into a flaky pie shell, and topped with cherry pie filling and toasted almonds. Chills to a sliceable, silky set in just 4 hours.

Fudgy brownies loaded with chopped toffee bars and walnuts, mixed entirely in the food processor. Five ounces of unsweetened chocolate make these intensely rich and deeply dark.

Honey fudge swaps in honey alongside sugar for old-fashioned chocolate candy with a hint of floral sweetness. Boiled-sugar candy that requires a thermometer. Makes 24 squares.

No-bake ice cream pie with a chocolate coconut crust. Four pantry ingredients, no oven required. Fill with any ice cream flavor for a summer dessert kids can help make.

Checkerboard cookies with alternating chocolate and vanilla dough squares in a striking grid pattern. An impressive slice-and-bake cookie for holiday cookie tins and special occasions.

Rich chocolate mint cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, real mint, chopped nuts, and butter. Served chilled with chocolate glaze and sugared mint leaf garnish.

Potato devil's food cake uses mashed potatoes for an incredibly moist crumb. With unsweetened chocolate squares and chopped nuts, this vintage layer cake stays tender for days.

Coconut chocolate cheesecake layers a graham crust, chocolate cream cheese filling studded with coconut, and a tangy brandy sour cream topping. Tropical decadence in three layers.

Triple layer chocolate cake made with both melted chocolate and cocoa, plus yogurt and coffee for a moist, tender crumb. A lighter approach to a towering celebration cake.

Rich chocolate drop cookies loaded with flaked coconut, chopped pecans, and chocolate chips, each topped with a pecan half. Melted unsweetened chocolate in the batter gives them a deep, fudgy flavor that tastes like a German chocolate cake in cookie form.

From-scratch chocolate fudge layer cake with unsweetened chocolate in the batter and a thick frosting made from 1.5 pounds of melted milk and semi-sweet chocolate beaten with butter. A bakery-quality showpiece.

Tender chocolate tube cake made with sour cream and folded egg whites, topped with a glossy chocolate drizzle icing. Melt-in-your-mouth rich with a surprisingly light crumb.

Low-fat brownies made with cottage cheese instead of butter, egg whites instead of whole eggs, and real unsweetened chocolate. Fudgy and rich with far less guilt.