Holidays & Events

It’s time to celebrate! Get inspired to go above-and-beyond with our special recipes for holidays and events that take you from appetizers to dessert.

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Favorite Chocolate Sheet Cake

My mother adapted this family pleaser from a recipe for vanilla cake that was in a church cookbook. The cake is so flavorful, it wouldn't need frosting-but I always feel you can never have enough chocolate!

Chocolate Espresso-Nut Torte

3 reviews

I love chocolate and nuts, and they come together deliciously in this torte. Serve it with sweetened whipped cream or...


Blue-Ribbon Peanut Butter Torte

8 reviews

Carol Wilson of Ancho, New Mexico claimed Grand Prize in the Taste of Home Recipe Box Contest with this impressive...


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Chocolate Cappuccino Mousse Cake

Layers of coffee-flavored angel food cake and decadent chocolate mousse are covered with a to-die-for buttercream frosting. Each slice of...


Red Wine and Chocolate Cupcakes

Red wine and chocolate make an amazing pairing, especially in these rich, elegant cupcakes made for my mother’s birthday. She...

Rich Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

3 reviews

The combination of mocha and peanut butter will satisfy every sweet tooth at your table. The garnish is a little...


Deep & Dark Ganache Cake

39 reviews

My ode to all things chocolate, this is a phenomenally rich and satisfying chocolate ganache cake recipe. — Tarra Knight,...

Chocolate Truffle Cake

52 reviews

Love chocolate? Then this tender, luxurious layer cake is for you. With a ganache glaze and a fabulous bittersweet filling,...


Marvelous Marble Cake

11 reviews

Pound cake and chocolate make the best marble cake. — Ellen Riley, Birmingham, Alabama


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Malted Chocolate & Stout Layer Cake

8 reviews

If you want a dessert that will take the cake at a St. Patrick's Day celebration, look no further! The...


Box-of-Chocolates Cupcakes

9 reviews

Who wants a regular box of chocolates when you can have these decadent chocolate cupcakes? The different fillings prove that...