This is a ridiculously easy cake to make, with a gorgeous chocolate flavor packed with warm spices and the fudgy texture we ...

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.

This recipe has several components ... 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 ...

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.

Cake lovers have likely heard of — and indulged in — red velvet cake, but its cousin, blue velvet cake, is gaining a ...

Grease and line 2 x 20cm/8in sandwich cake tins. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl ... spread half of it over one of the cooled sponges. Layer the other sponge on top and finish with the ...

Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate ... Slice each cake in half horizonatally. Put one cake half on a wire rack and smooth a layer of whipped cream on top. Continue this process ...

"It's very rich, and a little bit goes a long way," says food blogger Sarah Kieffer, of her Red Velvet and Cream Cheese-Swirled Ice Cream Cake.

Rustle up the 'best looking' chocolate fudge cake with just five ingredients you probably have in your cupboard ...