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This video features more than 15 innovative chocolate cake hacks and decorating inspirations to enhance your baking projects.

In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat for one minute at medium speed. Other WRAL Top Stories In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking ...

Ina Garten has the easiest recipe for a rich, chocolatey dessert that requires no baking and includes a store-bought shortcut. It’s big on flavor but light on prep time, making it an ideal dessert to ...

Maybe because she’s too busy partying in her Manolo Blahnik shoes, punk princess Marie Antoinette, as conceived by filmmaker Sofia Coppola, never offers cake to the angry rabble. But she does put away ...

One of my favorite desserts to make also happens to be one of my favorites to eat: chocolate cake. A rich, tender chocolate cake is surprisingly easy to make—in my opinion, far easier than vanilla ...

Chocolate molten lava cake is a fancy dish that is SO easy to re-create at home. With just 5 simple ingredients and 25 minutes, you can enjoy this decadent dessert any time you want. It... is.

Garten demonstrated how to make her bittersweet chocolate cake on an episode of Barefoot Contessa. “I’m putting a new spin on a decadent, rich, and elegant bittersweet chocolate cake that everyone ...

Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. It’s so moist, dark and decadent and will keep well for 4–5 days. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use our cake ...