Use this recipe to bake an 8-inch two-layer round cake, a 9x13-inch sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes. This chocolate spice cake is the kind of crowd pleasing chocolate cake that everyone goes crazy for.

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.

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.

Melt the butter, chocolate ... a scraper until you can see the “nude” cake below. Place into the fridge to firm up the icing. Pour a thin layer of the cooled ganache over the top and gentle ...

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 ...

This luscious treat combines rich chocolate cake, a creamy Baileys-infused cheesecake layer, and smooth chocolate ganache for ...

Flavorwise, this cake can rumble with the rest of them. Each layer is buttery and rich, and the chocolate ganache on top makes it decadent. The ganache is made with a simple combination of ...

Texas sheet cake — a large format, thin, one layer chocolate cake that is topped when warm with a hot, pourable fudgy chocolate frosting — is everyone’s idea of a good time. But when the ...

Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate. Leave to cool for ... of cake and three layers of cream. Press the cakes down between each layer so the cream comes right to the edges and the ...