It's hard to go wrong with a good chocolate cake. It's one of those desserts as welcome at an elegant black tie dinner party ...

— From Gigi Burton of Plainsboro. 12 servings Note: The cake is refrigerated overnight before frosting. 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, plus additional for pan 3 cups Ghirardelli Semisweet ...

From major milestones to everyday wins, life is full of moments big and small that are worthy of celebrating — and a gorgeous layer cake is just the thing to commemorate the occasion. This collection ...

Valentine’s Day is especially special this year. No candle-lit romantic dinners for two in a restaurant. Why not celebrate it anyway — as a family. And with this stunning chocolate truffle torte. Oh, ...

7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus additional for the molds 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup flour, sifted, plus additional for the molds Coffee Creme Anglaise ...

In an eighteenth-century apartment in Versailles, Dallasite Molly Wilkinson makes chocolate truffles, a dessert reminiscent of her time at Le Cordon Bleu. The bubbly young pastry chef may be five ...

SO rare and precious was chocolate centuries ago that the Aztec emperor Montezuma sipped it from a golden cup. Never would he have imagined that his elixir’s prized ingredient would become an everyday ...

This dense, rich chocolate cake, with its pudding-like center is a favorite in restaurants, where it is also known as "molten cake" or "volcano cake." For the home cook, truffle cake is easy to ...