Chocolate cake is always, always a good idea. And pretty much every occasion calls for chocolate cake. Birthdays, weekdays, rough weeks, major accomplishments — chocolate cake makes it better.

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 ...

This Chocolate Caramel Cake Recipe is everything you want in a homemade dessert: rich, moist, and surprisingly easy to make. With deep chocolate flavor in every bite and layers of smooth caramel ...

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Grandma-style desserts hit different when they’re made from scratch, and I keep coming back to them for a reason. They’re the kind of treats that make the kitchen smell like home and get people “just ...

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“It’s not dessert unless it’s brown.” That’s the way a former colleague of mine defended her love of chocolate treats — and her disdain for any other type of dessert. If you’re firmly in that camp, ...

Nostalgic desserts have a special way of bringing us back to simpler times, bringing up memories of family gatherings from ...

While demonstrating how to make the chocolate mug cake on The Pioneer Woman cooking show, Drummond pointed out how perfect the recipe is for college kids. “So you’re a college student, you’re up late ...

Over the next few days, the cake's flavors only intensified, growing more sweet, moist and chocolaty as time passed. So when I told my father-in-law, who would be visiting my home on his 70th birthday ...

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 ...