Dessert Recipes

Cocoa mocha bundt cake: a dark, deeply chocolatey bundt with a full cup of cocoa, brewed coffee, and buttermilk. Drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce. From-scratch, no cake mix.

Died and went to heaven chocolate cake is a deeply chocolate bundt that's secretly low-fat: buttermilk and hot coffee make it rich and moist with just a quarter cup of oil. Bittersweet, tender, and crowd-worthy.

Fresh gingerbread cake paired with whole pears poached in ruby port with ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla. Served with ginger-scented whipped cream for an elegant holiday dessert plate.

Chocolate chiffon pie in a homemade chocolate pastry shell. Chocolate chips melted with coffee, set with gelatin and whipped egg whites for a mousse-like filling.

This delectable cake is sure to impress your relatives at the next family gathering. Just make sure you make an extra one for yourself!

Wow country fair judges with this delectable cake that will satisfy anyone's tastebuds and attract chocolate lovers from far away.

Note: The original recipe called for 5 1/2 cups of flour. Due to feedback we've reduced the amount to 3-1/4 cups. Add flour gradually until you reach what you think is the right consistency.

Tall honey cake (lekach) baked with 1¼ cups honey and a full cup of strong coffee for moisture and depth. Walnut-studded with warm spices, traditional for Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year.

Elegant individual tiramisu parfaits layered in stemmed glasses with mascarpone Italian meringue, coffee-soaked crumbs, dark rum, and bittersweet chocolate triangles.

NOTE: HIGH ALTITUDE-Above 3500 Feet: Add 1/4 cup flour to dry cake mix.

Spiced chocolate layer cake with coffee, cinnamon, and cloves, frosted with cinnamon whipped cream. A rich, warmly spiced twist on classic chocolate cake.

Chocolate vinegar cake with no eggs or milk, mixed in one bowl using the three-well method, topped with a mocha chocolate frosting made with hot coffee. A Depression-era classic.

Heaven and hell cake stacks airy angel food and dark devil's food layers with peanut butter mousse between, all under a glossy chocolate ganache. A showstopping light-and-dark cake with a chocolate-peanut butter heart.

Cream cheese tiramisu skips the pricey mascarpone for a no-bake Italian classic: ladyfingers soaked in strong coffee and Kahlua, layered with a sweet cream cheese filling and dusted with cocoa.

Black Forest ice cream cake: two layers of moist chocolate-coffee cake sandwich a slab of vanilla ice cream, frosted with whipped cream and crowned with cherry pie filling. A frozen showstopper.

Scottish Pride cupcakes from one batter, two flavors: orange marmalade and chocolate coffee. A clever two-in-one recipe that yields 30 cupcakes from a single base.