851 cocolate cake recipes

From-scratch devil's food cake with boiling water for intense chocolate depth, topped with a fudge frosting made from melted semi-sweet chocolate and butter.

Amaretto-spiked chocolate cake layered with boozy whipped cream frosting and topped with handmade chocolate trees. A showstopping holiday centerpiece using a simple cake mix shortcut.

Rich mahogany chocolate pound cake with cocoa, sour cream, and both white and brown sugar, baked in a bundt pan. Dense, moist, and deeply chocolatey with an optional quick chocolate sauce.

Oatmeal chocolate chip sheet cake with a boiling-water oat soak for a tender, moist crumb. Topped with walnuts and extra chips for a crackly crust.

Double death by chocolate bundt cake built from a chocolate cake mix doctored with chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. A no-fail rich chocolate bundt for parties and potlucks.

Self-filled chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese and chocolate chip center baked right in. No frosting needed when the filling does double duty.

Slow cooker chocolate pudding cake with cocoa, chocolate syrup, and chopped pecans. The batter steams into a fudgy, gooey cake with its own chocolate sauce on the bottom. Served warm with cream.

Fudgy chocolate brownies loaded with candied fruit and walnuts. Holiday-tin brownies that deliver fruitcake flavor in a chewy, chocolate-rich bar nobody leaves uneaten.

Double chocolate cherry cookies that a favorite during Christmas. A chocolate cookie with and embedded maraschino cherry covered with a baked on chocolate frosting. Takes a bit of time, but the results are over the top spectacular.

Herman starter coffee cake with chocolate chips, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A friendship bread tradition that turns sourdough starter into a rich, one-bowl cake.

Hyde Park fudge cake is a rich chocolate Bundt made with unsweetened chocolate, sour milk, and a glossy double-boiler chocolate icing. An old-fashioned classic.

Citrus devil's food cake made with grapefruit juice instead of water or milk, creating a tangy, bittersweet chocolate cake with a cocoa-grapefruit syrup folded through the batter.

Dense chocolate fudge cake layered with a tangy cream cheese ribbon and covered in rich fudge frosting. Made with real unsweetened chocolate for deep, intense flavor.

Chocolate raspberry shortcakes split cocoa biscuits and fill with framboise-soaked berries and whipped cream. A romantic two-serving twist on classic strawberry shortcake.

Dense chocolate fudge cake with oats, Kahlua, and chocolate syrup, topped with a broiled brown sugar and nut crunch. One pan, under an hour, and dangerously rich.

Three-layer pecan fudge cake made with unsweetened chocolate in both the batter and frosting. Rich, dense, and loaded with chopped pecans throughout.