Use this recipe to bake an 8-inch two-layer round cake, a 9x13-inch sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes. This chocolate spice cake is ...

Unmold onto a wire rack and cool. Level the surface of each cake; spread a layer of chocolate icing between each layer of cake and frost the outside of the cake with the remaining icing.

Pipe a 1/2-inch-tall border of icing around edge of first cake layer. Spoon half of chocolate mousse (about 2 cups) onto center of cake, and spread evenly within border using a small offset spatula.

Melt the butter, chocolate ... a scraper until you can see the “nude” cake below. Place into the fridge to firm up the icing. Pour a thin layer of the cooled ganache over the top and gentle ...

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. This classic chocolate layer cake is big enough for a celebration but can be easily made with pantry staples and a hand ...

Beat in flour alternately with milk. Add vanilla and beat. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons batter into greased and floured cake pans. Cook for about 1-2 minutes each in 405 degree oven until lightly done.

Texas sheet cake — a large format, thin, one layer chocolate cake that is topped when warm with a hot, pourable fudgy chocolate frosting — is everyone’s idea of a good time. But when the ...

My aunt used to make the best marshmallow chocolate lava cakes! We only had them on special occasions, but boy oh boy, they ...

Flavorwise, this cake can rumble with the rest of them. Each layer is buttery and rich, and the chocolate ganache on top makes it decadent. The ganache is made with a simple combination of ...