20 Of The Best Chocolate Cake Recipes Ever!
By Julie R. Thomson for The Huffington Post
It's always a good time for chocolate cake. You don't need to wait for a holiday or birthday to have an excuse to bake one up. Chocolate cake has the ability to make so many people happy -- the cake lover, the chocoholic, the sweet tooth -- that it will never lead you astray. Choosing to bake chocolate instead of vanilla is easy, but deciding which chocolate cake recipe to bake is when it gets tricky.
We love how versatile chocolate cake recipes can be. You can make chocolate cake deep, dark and dense when you're in serious need of chocolate, or one that's light and airy when something more delicate is required. We found 20 great options for you to try -- it's up to you to decide which one.
1. Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
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2. No Bake Milk Chocolate Bailey’s Truffle Cake
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3. Chocolate Cake With Whipped Mocha Ganache Frosting
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4. Fudgy One-Bowl Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Pretzel Cake
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5. Chocolate Almond Cake
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6. Six-Layer Chocolate Cake With Toasted Marshmallow Filling And Malted Chocolate Frosting
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7. Hibiscus Chocolate Cake
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8. Chocolate Poke Cake
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9. Healthier Chocolate Lovers Sweet Corn And Hazelnut Crunch Chocolate Cake With Ganache
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10. Fudge Mountain Cake
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11. One-Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake
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12. Frozen Chocolate Pudding And Wafer Cake
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13. Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake
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14. Triple Chocolate Cake
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15. Magic Gooey Chocolate Meringue Texas Sheet Cake
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16. Nutella Chocolate Layer Cake
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17. Chocolate Bourbon Caramel Macaron Cake
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18. Dark Chocolate Yogurt Cake
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19. Double Dark Chocolate Cake
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20. Smash Chocolate Cake
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