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Our Editor's All-Time Favorite Chocolate Cakes

The editor of Epicurious (that's me!) has a serious chocolate cake addiction. Cupcakes, loaf cakes, layer cakes, he doesn't care—if it's chocolate cake, he'll eat it, and he won't leave a crumb leftover for anybody else (sorry!). Working at Epicurious, he has zero chance of escaping this addiction. So he feeds it. Here's how.
Chocolate plum cake covered in whipped cream next to a sifter with cocoa powder and a bowl of cocoa powder.
  • Chocolate plum cake covered in whipped cream next to a sifter with cocoa powder and a bowl of cocoa powder.
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    Chocolate Plum Cake

    Somehow, Epi's Katherine Sacks created a chocolate cake that is both extra-light and supremely rich. The secret? The sneaky addition of ripe plums.

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  • Onebowl chocolate cake in a white rectangular baking dish with a slice on a bluerimmed plate on the side.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    One-Bowl Milk Chocolate Cake With Chocolate-Caramel Frosting

    Dreamy. Just dreamy. The milk chocolate in the batter lends the finished cake a creaminess—yes, I said creaminess—and the fact that it's made in one bowl means I can make it whenever I want without worrying about dishes.

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  • A slice of malted chocolate cake on a white plate with a fork.
    Peter Frank Edwards
    3/7

    Malted Chocolate Cake

    I'm obsessed with Tandem Coffee + Bakery in Portland, ME. I am also obsessed with the combination of chocolate and malt. Therefore, I am obsessed with Tandem's recipe for this malty chocolate cake.

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    Peden & Munk
    4/7

    Would you believe that this chocolate cake is healthy-ish? Me neither. But the fact that it has a crumble topping in lieu of frosting convinced me that it's okay to eat a slice for breakfast.

  • Chocolate cake baked in a sheet pan covered in chocolate ganache and topped with chopped walnuts.
    Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Texas Sheet Cake

    Aside from Rhoda's milk chocolate sheet-pan cake (see slide 1), this cake, with its glaze-like frosting that melts into every slice, is my favorite chocolate cake of all time. Is it a coincidence that both this recipe and Rhoda come from Texas?

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David joined Epicurious as its chief editor in 2015. His words and recipes have appeared in publications such as Bon Appetit, Healthyish, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food Network Magazine, The Guardian, Wine & Spirits, Time Out New York, and Time Out Chicago, where for many years ... Read More
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