Bea L. Old Fashioned Multi-layer Chocolate Cake has been awarded a Blue Ribbon from The Just A Pinch Test Kitchen who prepare and review thousands of real recipes submitted by real home cooks.

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 chocolate cake is a star in its own right and won over our recipe testers and editors with its airy chocolate mousse filling, cocoa-forward frosting, and moist layers of rich and fudgy ...

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.

This buttermilk layer cake features a cloud-soft crumb and brown-butter-caramel frosting. Our best gluten-free chocolate cake recipe combines oat and rice flours for a tender fudgy all-occasion ...

Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate ... Slice each cake in half horizonatally. Put one cake half on a wire rack and smooth a layer of whipped cream on top. Continue this process ...

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 ...

Spoon 2-3 tablespoons batter into greased and floured cake pans. Cook for about 1-2 minutes each in 405 degree oven until lightly done. (Over cooking makes hard dry layers.) Boil first three ...

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 classic Las Vegas bakery is a favorite for a reason. Cakes here are tall, bordered with crumb, piped with zig-zagging ...