Chocolate recipes

Easy chocolate peanut butter balls (buckeyes-style). Crunchy peanut butter centers dipped in glossy chocolate. Five-ingredient holiday candy that ships well.

Fudgy two-layer chocolate cake made with a full cup of unsweetened cocoa, buttermilk, and a 50/50 brown sugar mix for moisture. Topped with a glossy chocolate-butter frosting that sets to a soft, sliceable finish.

Chocolate thumbprint cookies rolled in chopped nuts, filled with sweet vanilla cream, and crowned with a chocolate kiss pressed into the center. A holiday cookie tray classic with three textures in every bite.

Triple layer chocolate cake with cocoa, unsweetened chocolate, and coffee in the batter, topped with a fluffy Italian meringue chocolate frosting. Lower in fat than classic recipes thanks to yogurt and egg whites.

Fairfax chocolate icing made with unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate, melted marshmallows, and butter. A glossy, fudgy frosting that spreads thick and sets with a soft bite.

Layered chocolate candy squares with vanilla wafer crumbs, walnuts, chocolate chips, and coconut baked in a brown sugar-evaporated milk glaze. No-mixer, one-pan treat.

3-ingredient chocolate pecan clusters made in the microwave. Milk chocolate chips and broken pecans spooned into candy cups and chilled until firm. No baking required.

So good chocolate toffee cooks sugar, corn syrup, and cream to soft-ball stage in three additions, then folds in melted unsweetened chocolate for a chewy, fudge-toffee hybrid candy. 64 small squares per batch.

Ultimate chocolate brownies made with cocoa bloomed in boiling water for intense flavor, loaded with chocolate chips, and topped with buttercream frosting.

Flourless chocolate cake made with four kinds of nuts, bittersweet chocolate, and citrus zest, served with honey-glazed grilled orange sections. A Sephardic-inspired dessert.

Chocolate shortcakes made with cocoa powder, cold butter, and buttermilk. A biscuit-style base for strawberry shortcake with chocolate, cream, and a chocolate drizzle.

Crispy chocolate biscotti with cocoa powder and your choice of raspberry, orange, or almond flavoring. Twice-baked Italian cookies with a satisfying crunch, finished with a chocolate drizzle.

Angus Barn chocolate chess pie copies the famous Raleigh steakhouse dessert: rich, fudgy filling baked into a crackly-topped pie that's somewhere between brownie and pudding. Seven ingredients, no fancy steps.

Three-ingredient chocolate walnut bark with a white chocolate zigzag drizzle. No-bake, microwave-melted, and snappable into gift-worthy pieces in about 30 minutes.

Chocolate mousse cake with a full pound of bittersweet chocolate, 10 egg yolks, and 12 egg whites split between a low-baked cake base and a real chocolate mousse topping.

Homemade chocolate-glazed caramels with pecans, topped with melted milk chocolate. Cooked to firm-ball stage for a chewy, buttery candy that cuts into neat squares.