When it comes to decadent desserts, nothing quite compares to the timeless allure of a German Chocolate Cake. The layers of moist, rich chocolate cake paired with the luscious coconut-pecan ...

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 within border using a small offset spatula.

Then, there's a layer of silky chocolate ganache that's topped off with a traditional German chocolate cake frosting. The ...

Whether you go for chocolate ... the cakes is a cake tin, a simple electric mixer or mixing bowl, a wooden spoon, a spatula and a handful of ingredients. The traybake and layer cake make up ...

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 ...

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.

A cake tester should come up mainly clean but with a few sticky chocolate crumbs clinging to ... wrapped in a double layer of clingfilm, followed by a layer of foil. Unwrap and defrost at room ...

Julia Child could melt chocolate without scorching it and make it even tastier in the process. She did this in part by ...

Odette D’Aniello was shorter than a counter when she first learned to decorate cakes at her uncle’s bakery in Guam. Years ...