Fall Baking: Go All In On Chocolate
Fall calls for a little indulgence in chocolatey cakes, cookies and cupcakes baked from scratch on repeat, all season long. From Nana’s Simple Chocolate Cake (the one dessert everyone will save room for) to tender Chocolate Mayo Cake Cookies and more, chilly weather and shorter days are all the reason you need to warm up a cozy kitchen with something rich, chocolatey and delicious in the oven.
Nana’s Simple Chocolate Cake
Every family needs a fall cake tradition like extra chocolatey, delicious Nana’s Simple Chocolate Cake, made with homemade fudge frosting. It’s the one dessert everyone will save room for at any feast.
Chocolate Mayo Cake Cookies
Baking with a rich mayonnaise made with only the egg yolks, such as Blue Plate Mayo, results in melt-in-your-mouth cakes and cookies. Make these cookies for any holiday party table or pack them in tins as gifts anytime of year.
Chocolate Coffee Mayo Cake
Mix creamy mayonnaise in the batter to give this coffee-boosted chocolate cake a luxurious crumb unlike any other. Chocolate frosting makes this the ultimate cocoa extravagance.
German Chocolate Cake
This all-American favorite actually hails from Texas not Germany, because the original recipe called for “German’s” brand baking chocolate! It’s a moist chocolate cake layered with delicious coconut-pecan filling and topped with creamy chocolate ganache frosting.
Chocolate Devil's Food Cake Cupcakes
This basic chocolate devil’s food cake recipe can be made as cupcakes, a layer cake or a sheet cake and frosted with any chocolate or buttercream frosting – or just top it with fresh whipped cream.
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Made with Swans Down Cake Flour, lots of cocoa, plus coffee and sour cream, this luxuriant cake is finished with a smooth chocolate buttercream. It’s rich, moist and deeply chocolatey.