Chocolate/4 recipes

Three-layer chocolate cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and a rich cocoa icing made with melted unsweetened chocolate. A towering, old-fashioned celebration cake.

Creamy cheesecake on a chocolate chip cookie crust garnished with fresh strawberries and drizzled chocolate. A three-temperature baking method for a crack-free, silky filling.

Classic Italian tiramisu with mascarpone, marsala wine, espresso-soaked ladyfingers, and grated bittersweet chocolate. A cooked egg custard base makes this version rich and silky.

Banana cream brownie squares layer a peanut-studded brownie base with sliced bananas, vanilla pudding whipped cream, and grated chocolate. A potluck-friendly dessert built on a brownie mix shortcut.

Chocolate mousse is a great dessert for entertaining because 1) it looks pretty, 2) everyone gets their own serving, and 3) you can make it a day ahead of time.

Beef chili with kidney beans, tomato puree, green chiles and a finishing stir of bittersweet chocolate. Mole-inspired depth from cocoa balances the heat. A 1-hour one-pot weeknight dinner.

Buttery coconut shortbread squares dipped diagonally in semi-sweet chocolate. A crisp, sandy cookie with toasted coconut flakes baked low and slow.

Flaky puff pastry spiraled around horn molds, baked golden, then piped full of sweetened whipped cream and topped with grated chocolate. A classic European pastry at home.

Montmorency cake, a French flourless-style chocolate cake stuffed with kirsch-soaked sour cherries and glazed in dark chocolate. A Black Forest-inspired showpiece for special occasions.

White chocolate macadamia nut brownies: buttery, chewy Hawaiian-inspired bars studded with toasted macadamias and pools of melty white chocolate. A bakery-case favorite at home.

Cherry-stuffed cookies wrapped in almond-vanilla dough and dipped in dark or white chocolate. A surprise maraschino cherry hidden inside each one.

Homemade chocolate covered peanut butter eggs with a sweet brown sugar filling dipped in melted chocolate. A no-bake Easter candy made from scratch.

Chocolate spritz cookies made with cocoa and real butter, pressed into shapes and drizzled with melted semi-sweet chocolate. A holiday cookie press classic.

Homemade Butterfingers candy with just 5 ingredients! Crispy peanut butter hard candy dipped in melted chocolate. A copycat classic that's easier than you think.

Ritz crackers sandwiched with peanut butter and dipped in melted chocolate. A 3-ingredient no-bake treat that's salty, sweet, crunchy, and ridiculously addictive.

Hand-dipped chocolate truffles made with heavy cream, butter, and orange liqueur, coated in dark chocolate. A luxurious homemade candy that rivals any chocolatier.