Chocolate Meringue Mousse Cake

A chocolate lover's dream come true, in the form of a lightly textured, dark chocolate mousse. Not too sweet, not too rich—just right.

1 hr

Chocolate Bundt Cake

An homage to the chocolate cakes of yesteryear but with a contemporary dark chocolate oomph that turns tradition upside-down in the most pleasing possible way. You're welcome.

2 hrs

Flourless Chocolate Chile Cake

A subtle heat coupled with the richness of chocolate make this a failproof way to woo friends and family. Gluten-free, too, though no one will notice anything's missing.

1 hr 10 mins

Polenta Cake with Meat Sauce

In this inspired Italian creation, traditional lasagna noodles are supplanted by polenta. Trust us, you'll feel no guilt nor regret over forsaking custom.

2 hrs

Saints, Cakes, and Redemption

Allison, our managing editor, discovers the blessings of making a phanouropita, a traditional Greek cake said to help the baker find missing things when it's given away.

Classic Molten Chocolate Cakes

Sometimes called a volcano cake, this much ballyhooed molten dessert is, quite literally, bursting--er, oozing--with chocolate.

40 mins

Crab Cake Burger

Fresh crab necessitates only Old Bay and very little in way of other ingredients. That's exactly what you'll find here.

45 mins

Ultimate Chocolate Marquise

An exceptionally, deeply chocolate dessert that feels light and cool. It makes an elegant finish on a warm summer night.

6 hrs 25 mins

Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Sultry as a summer night. That’s what we thought when we experienced this seductively smooth, devilishly dark chocolate ice cream that's almost naughtily intense.

5 hrs

Spiced Gingerbread with Lemon Glaze

A tender-crumbed, gently spiced cake full of ginger and pumpkin spice flavor. A lemon glaze soaks into the cake, giving it a sweet-tangy boost.

50 mins

7 Magnificent Muffin Recipes

Because sometimes all you want is a little cake all to yourself. All the better if it has some semblance of healthfulness. These sweet little solutions to your craving are ready and waiting.

Trisha Yearwood’s Chocolate Torte

This stunning Southern belle and its dozen tiers—yup, 12—is astonishingly easy peasy to make thanks to a savvy cake-baking tactic and a touch of patience.

2 hrs

Forever and Completely

As David explains, precious few things in life are forever and completely. His adoration for this chocolate cake is one of those precious few things. One taste and you'l understand.

The Pan Snob

David Leite faces his phobia of pans with a hole in them, as he refers to Bundt pans, when he's elected to bake an Ina Garten cake for a Hollywood party.

Portuguese Almond Torte ~ Bolo de Amêndoa

Dense and rich, this gluten-free cake is a fave among the Portuguese, and anyone who's ever tried it. Its unforgettable taste comes from almonds, lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla.

1 hr 15 mins

Homemade Sno Balls

Fashioned from chocolate cake, filled and frosted with meringue, and festooned in a feathery pink coconut boa, these sno balls are the real deal.

1 hr

Kugelhopf

Part bread, part cake, kugelhopf is made like brioche except it's studded with raisins, brushed with butter, and dusted with sugar.

7 hrs 35 mins

Angel White Icing

Never before has a cake been smothered in such cloudlike perfection and confection as this billowy white icing and its graceful swoop and swirls.

35 mins