3,496 chocolate cake recipes

Made popular back in the 1960's by a bakery in Brooklyn. Chocoholics of all ages love this rich chocolate layer cake that uses a thick pudding instead of icing.

Double chocolate bar cake with melted milk chocolate, cocoa, and sour cream batter, filled and frosted with whipped chocolate cream. A light, airy three-layer stunner.

Triple-layer cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with a chocolate-sour cream base, brown sugar-pecan middle, and almond-vanilla top, all finished with a glossy chocolate glaze.

A professional-grade chocolate Bundt cake enriched with coffee and bourbon, served with rosewater whipped cream. Baked low and slow for an intensely fudgy crumb.

Lightning-fast sheet cake with boiled cocoa mixture poured over flour and sugar, baked thin at high heat, then drenched in warm chocolate-nut frosting straight from the oven.

Old-fashioned chocolate sheath cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and a hint of cinnamon, frosted while still hot from the oven. A classic Texas-style sheet cake with a fudgy topping.

Chocolate malt cake with malted milk powder in both the batter and frosting, made with cocoa, half-and-half, and butter. A nostalgic malt shop flavor in cake form.

Flourless chocolate cake with crushed amaretti cookies, cocoa, and cream baked in a water bath. A dense, Italian-style loaf cake with almond flavor and a fudgy, custard-like center.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with a baked base and raw mousse topping, using 16 eggs and a full pound of semi-sweet chocolate. Gluten-free, intensely rich, and meant to fall.

Intensely rich chocolate silk mousse cake baked in a water bath with a pound of semi-sweet chocolate and a glossy ganache glaze. Make up to 3 days ahead. Serves 8.

A rich, fudgy chocolate sheet cake made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, butter, and sour cream, then drenched in warm pourable cocoa frosting while still in the pan.

Easy chocolate sheet cake is a Texas-style one-bowl 9x13 cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hint of cinnamon. No mixer needed, ready in 40 minutes. Moist, rich, bake sale-ready.

Flourless-style chocolate almond cake made with toasted ground almonds, melted dark chocolate, and just a quarter cup of flour. Light, fudgy, and lifted by whipped egg whites for a fallen souffle texture.

Chocolate zucchini cake with grated zucchini and buttermilk for an unbelievably moist crumb, warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a whisper of orange zest. The garden surplus dessert that hides its vegetables.

No-bake frozen mocha cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, cream cheese, condensed milk, and instant coffee. Creamy, frozen, and intensely chocolatey.

Chocolate cake with coffee syrup: a moist, fine-crumbed chocolate butter cake with cocoa bloomed in boiling water, brushed with a Kahlua-spiked sugar syrup that deepens the chocolate. Bakery-quality at home.