Chocolate Cake Recipes

Try one of these chocolate-lover’s recipes for tortes, cupcakes, layer cakes, Bundt cakes, cake rolls and more! Yum.

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    Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

    1 review

    Chocolate and orange are perfect together in these fudgy morsels. To give them a moist brownie-like texture, I add mayonnaise....


    Chocolate-Bottom Mini-Cupcakes

    12 reviews

    These freeze very well. I like to keep a batch on hand for drop-in guests or for when I'm too...


    Zucchini Walnut Chip Chocolate Cake

    8 reviews

    Grace Engle of Cortland, Ohio relies on shredded zucchini to make this one of moistest cakes you've ever tried. She...


    Chocolate Gingerbread Cupcakes

    1 review

    These luscious cupcakes have a touch of semisweet chocolate in the batter and white chocolate in the filling. They melt...


    Cherry Chocolate Marble Cake

    5 reviews

    Cherries and chocolate are natural partners that make desserts such as this simply scrumptious! The marbled effect is easily achieved...


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    Chocolate Gingerbread Yule Log

    3 reviews

    If you’ve tasted a yule log sponge cake, you’ll love this version with fresh ginger and spices. The holiday stunner...


    Spiced Chocolate Molten Cakes

    2 reviews

    This splurge dessert is the kind you just have to linger over. Plunge your fork into one of the cakes...


    Chocolate Cherry Cream-Filled Log

    3 reviews

    When you present this eye-catching dessert on your table, you'll be thanked with many "ooohs" and "aaahs".
    It may...

    Chocolate Frosted Peanut Butter Cupcakes

    16 reviews

    Cupcakes aren’t just for girls! My dad and brothers love peanut butter cups—the inspiration for these goodies. —Alisa Christensen, Rancho...


    Chocolate Cherry Cake

    5 reviews

    This is a very quick and easy cake to make. It is fancy enough to serve to guests.—Lois Valley, Morgan...


    Southern Chocolate Torte

    5 reviews

    This towering torte takes guests' breath away every time! It's my most-requested cake recipe, has an unforgettable frosting and makes...


    Zucchini Chip Snack Cake

    6 reviews

    Here's a mouthwatering dessert that is so rich, it doesn't need frosting. The shredded zucchini makes it especially moist. With...


    Vanilla Bean Cake with White Chocolate Ganache

    17 reviews

    For a distinctive dessert with unforgettable flavor, I recommend this cake. Feel free to substitute your favorite jam and lend...


    Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream

    10 reviews

    This luscious chocolate layer cake gets wonderful moistness from sour cream. Its irresistible topping and marvelous from-scratch goodness make it...


    Banana Chip Cake

    6 reviews

    This is my version of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Ice Cream (my favorite!) in a cake. The hardest part...


    Mini Chocolate Wafer Cakes

    2 reviews

    I first made these cakes for a friend when I lived in the dorms at college and had no access...


    Chocolate Chip Cake

    3 reviews

    It's hard to believe this wonderfully moist chocolate cake starts with a cake mix and is so easy to make!

    White Chocolate Christmas Torte

    3 reviews

    Talk about a scene-stealer! This raspberry-filled cake, an exceptional dessert for any meal, is an especially lovely ending for a...


    White Christmas Cake

    4 reviews

    "Wow!" is the reaction from family and guests when they see and taste this lovely three-layer beauty. White chocolate, coconut...


    Chocolate Fudge Cherry Cake

    13 reviews

    "This made-from-a-mix dessert tastes like you started from scratch!" says Charlene Griffin, a field editor from Minocqua, Wisconsin.


    Milk Chocolate Bundt Cake

    7 reviews

    Try this recipe for a moist mild chocolate cake that cuts cleanly and doesn't need frosting. This scrumptious snack cake...


    Red Velvet Cake Roll

    4 reviews

    Get ready for oohs and aahs when you set this on the table. A creamy white chocolate filling rolls up...


    Apple German Chocolate Cake

    4 reviews

    "This delectable dessert is perfect to bake when unexpected guests stop by," writes Shirley Weaver from Zeeland, Michigan. A boxed...

    Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frosting

    1 review

    A special friend gave me this recipe more than 20 years ago. The cake has a wonderful chocolate frosting with...


    Chocolate Chip Fruitcake

    1 review

    "Chocolate chips temp even those who don't care for fruitcake to try this one," says Ruth Peterson, Jenison, Michigan.


    Banana-Chip Mini Cupcakes

    3 reviews

    These cute little minis are packed with banana flavor, chocolate chips and topped off with creamy frosting. They make a...


    White Chocolate Fluffy Cake

    5 reviews

    A former co-worker shared the recipe for this decadent cake. I fell in love with it. Forget the calorie count...


    Chocolate Cake Roll

    4 reviews

    This delectable dessert features sweet whipped cream and moist chocolate cake rolled up and dusted with powdered sugar. A family...


    Chocolate Upside-Down Cake

    4 reviews

    "This dessert is out of this world," promises Iola Egle, McCook, Nebraska. Coconut, chocolate chips, marshmallows and pecans turn a...