3,496 chocolate cake recipes

Genoise cake brushed with amaretto and layered with a whipped chocolate ganache filling. Italian sponge meets boozy almond and dark chocolate for a classic celebration dessert.

This 1951 Pillsbury Bake-Off classic layers chocolate-mint cake with a cream cheese frosting made from semisweet chocolate, peppermint extract, and powdered sugar. A retro showstopper.

Super rich Black Forest cheesecake: a dense chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate-cookie crust, topped with kirsch-soaked cherries and kirsch whipped cream. The German classic reborn as a decadent cheesecake.

Creamy white chocolate cheesecake on a graham cracker crust, topped with a glossy cranberry glaze and chocolate gratings. A stunning holiday dessert baked in a water bath for silky texture.

Chocolate coconut cake roll spirals a light cocoa sponge around a fluffy cherry-coconut whipped cream filling. Rolled warm so it won't crack, then chilled and dusted with powdered sugar. A retro showstopper.

These mini cheesecakes were so handy to be picked up, and it was creamy, cheesy and chocolaty.

Halloween cupcakes decorated with an elegant chocolate spider web and spider made from piped melted chocolate. This impressive edible decoration freezes solid for easy handling.

Spotted chocolate cheesecake with lychee sauce features cream cheese and mascarpone filling, piped white "spots," and a fragrant lychee-lemon puree. A showstopper dessert.

Lighter chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer and Grape-Nuts crust. Cottage cheese blended smooth with cream cheese, melted chocolate, espresso, and cocoa for triple chocolate richness.

No-bake coffee almond ice cream cake with a chocolate wafer crust, whipped cream, and crushed amaretti cookies. A stunning frozen dessert served with dark chocolate sauce.

No-bake chocolate wafer icebox cake made with whipped topping and chocolate cookies. Just stack, chill, and slice for a creamy layered dessert kids and adults love.

Touchdown football cake: a round yellow cake mix transformed into a football shape with milk chocolate frosting and piped vanilla laces. The Super Bowl party showpiece kids and adults both love.

Heavenly cream cake built from a store-bought angel food cake split into three layers, filled with vanilla pudding, and draped in a quick homemade chocolate sauce that pools on the plate.

Chocolate turtle cheesecake: vanilla wafer crust layered with caramel and toasted pecans, topped with creamy cheesecake and milk chocolate. Every turtle candy flavor in cake form.

Mississippi mud cake with cocoa pecan brownie base, melted marshmallow layer, and chocolate frosting. The triple-layer Southern Delta classic.

Chocolate chip pancakes made with pancake mix, served as a sandwich with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream between two warm cakes. A fun weekend breakfast or dessert.