Cocoa

This easy yellow cake recipe yields a cake that’s remarkably fluffy and moist.

Consider every birthday cake, brownie, and cupcake covered (in this frosting, that is).

With rich chocolate flavor and easy customization, this hot cocoa recipe is just the one you want to get you through winter.

The creamy texture and rich flavor of this hand-whipped fudge prove the effort is worth it.

Need an elegant dinner party dessert? A quick tea cake? A vacation birthday bake? This chocolaty wonder fits every bill.

Make these cookies for an after-school snack, midday treat, or gift for friends and neighbors.

A plant-based take on a retro Southern dessert.

When it’s too hot to turn on the oven, or you’re craving something sweet and chewy, these no-bake superstars are just the thing.

Luscious, fluffy whipped cream icing transforms angel cake into an impossibly dreamy dessert.

This flourless chocolate cake is rich and densely chocolaty. It’s just the kind of low-effort, high-reward recipe we love.

Buttermilk makes the chocolate cupcakes moist and fluffy, and using oil instead of butter means they keep well.

This decorated loaf cake delivers all of the drama and trappings of a traditional bûche de Noël with only a fraction of the work.

Think of this flexible biscotti recipe as a formula for whatever flavor of crunchy cookie you’re craving.

Deep, rich dark chocolate, milky white chocolate, and sharp peppermint come together in a gift-worthy brownie.

Nobody knows exactly where whoopie pies came from, but we guarantee these marshmallow-stuffed chocolate cakes will go fast.

These kiss-shaped chocolate meringue cookies are an utterly charming holiday dessert.

If the cake calisthenics required in most roll cake recipes give you anxiety, this chocolate Swiss roll recipe is for you.

This sneakily easy but elegant dessert comes together by dipping brownies in a chocolate glaze and then piping a whipped chocolate ganache on top.

The best peanut butter brownie recipes prioritize the chocolate and peanut butter flavors equally.

The spiral is a good starting point for you to test the waters with these German-influenced cookies, but feel free to vary their patterns and shapes to your liking.

With three layers of chocolate sponge cake, a spiked sour cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting, this German classic is bound to impress.

MSG brings a burst of umami into these five-spice nougat brownies.

Tart cherries meet rich chocolate in this easy snacking cake recipe that can be dressed up however you like.

This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.