Kitchen Tips How To Baking 5 All-Time Best Chocolate Cake Recipes A different chocolate cake for every occasion! By Emily Boyette Emily Boyette Emily Boyette is a highly qualified editor within the food media industry with eight-plus years of experience. From galleries and listicles to recipe manuscripts and articles, her knowledge of cooking goes beyond text. Emily is a writer for Allrecipes. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on April 27, 2021 Whether you frost it or not, or make it fruity, flourless, boozy, or glossy — a chocolate cake is a rich indulgence that makes any occasion feel that much more special. Here are five of our favorite ways to make chocolate cake. 01 of 05 Chocolate Kahlua Cake Allrecipes View Recipe A kick of Kahlua takes this cake to the next level. Spruce up a box of devil's food cake mix with coffee, liqueur, sour cream, and more. Who reads directions anyway? Breaking the rules has never tasted so good. 02 of 05 Red Wine Chocolate Snack Cake Food & Wine View Recipe Cabernet Sauvignon adds fruity notes that brighten this chocolate cake, which is great for a midday snack or casual dessert. Culinary director Justin Chapple from Food & Wine utilizes a sauce and stew enricher as the star of the show in this single layer cake. 03 of 05 German Double Chocolate Bundt Cake Martha Stewart Living View Recipe Treat yourself to a deliciously decadent slice of German Double Chocolate Bundt Cake. Greg Lofts from Martha Stewart Living shows us his easy-to-follow recipe for the perfect dessert to share (or keep to yourself). 04 of 05 Buttermilk-Chocolate Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream View Recipe Not your average chocolate cake. This recipe calls for cake flour and buttermilk to produce a tender crumb, while the frosting is a Swiss meringue buttercream. This means that not only is it extra fluffy and light, but has notes of almond and vanilla. This Southern Living recipe is anything but ordinary. 05 of 05 Warm Chocolate Cakes with Apricot Cognac Sauce View Recipe Food & Wine introduces individual flourless chocolate cakes with a cognac-apricot glaze on top. This gluten-free treat is perfect for those with dietary restrictions, but trust us when we say you won't feel restricted with the flavor this cake has goin' on! It's easy, yet elegant. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit