Chocolate Mocha Gooey Butter Cake
This dessert lives up to its name. "The center should be a little soft when done," says Kelley Lamm, owner of Chocolate Cafe and Coffee House in O'Fallon, Missouri, where it's served.
Mile-High Chocolate Pie
Whipping cream, semisweet chocolate and bittersweet chocolate create a rich, tall filling for this pie from a Minneapolis restaurant. Sweet meringue forms the crust.
Triple-Chocolate Mocha Truffles
Three kinds of chocolate, plus cream cheese, flavor this melt-in-your-mouth treat.
Chocolate Zabaglione Cream Trifle
The delectable Italian custard zabaglione mixes with cubes of cake flavored with cocoa in this layered dessert. For an easier version of the trifle, use a store-bought cake.
Chocolate Chess Pie
Fort Wayne, Indiana, cookbook author Marcia Adams loves this standout treat. "It's so easy to prepare," she says. This is Marcia's rendition of the Southern classic chess pie: a basic dessert made with eggs, sugar, butter and a little flour.
Amazing Chocolate-Pecan Torte
A brownielike torte, strawberry cream filling and chocolate glaze make a beautiful and rich dessert. The recipe is from the Chances R Restaurant in York, Nebraska.
Gooey Chocolate-Caramel Fantasy
This luscious dessert includes a chocolate crumb crust and caramel-pecan filling crowned with melted chocolate.
Valentine's Cocoa Angel Cake
Flavored with cocoa powder and generously frosted with sweetened whipped cream, this tender cake from our Test Kitchen was featured on a Midwest Living® cover. To lower the fat, serve plain slices of cake with a dollop of fat-free whipped dessert topping and fresh fruit.
Softhearted Chocolate Cakes
A rich, soft center makes these chocolatey cakes irresistible. The Inn at Kristofer's in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, serves them with custard and raspberry sauces. We've simplified the recipe with whipped cream and a fruit topping.
Sublime Chocolate Cheesecake
The Midwest Living® Test Kitchen created this creamy chocolate dessert, which can be topped with chocolate curls or raspberries.
Devilishly Good Devil's Food Cake
This dense, filling cake recipe comes from the book Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland by Beth Dooley and Lucia Watson of Minneapolis.
Black Tie Cupcakes
You can get creative with the finishing touches on these cupcakes, which are topped with seedless red raspberry or blackberry preserves, then chocolate ganache, decorative icing and small decorative candies.
Chocolate-Orange Tart
Orange marmalade and liqueur give this sinfully rich filling a citrus twist inside an almond-flavored crust.
Double-Dipped Strawberries
This juicy Valentine (or anytime) treat teams up fresh strawberries and two kinds of chocolate.
Chocolate Ribbon Pound Cake
Semisweet chocolate pieces make a gooey layer inside this moist, buttery-good pound cake, served at the annual Chocolate Festival in Galesburg, Illinois.
The Original Chocolate Fondue
Fondue stars at the Melting Pot restaurant in Indianapolis. We offer The Original Chocolate Fondue recipe as well as versions based on s'mores and caramels. Dippers can include fruit, angel food cake, pound-cake cubes and marshmallows.
Midwinter Cake
A pudding-based chocolate filling oozes from layers of purchased ladyfingers. Garnish with whipped cream, fresh fruit and slivered almonds, if you like.
Truffle Brownies
These moist, fudgy, mocha-flavored bars will remind you of truffles.
Chocolate Flourless Torte
Creamy ganache tops a smooth, dark chocolate base. Decorate with swirls of melted chocolate or with chocolate curls, if you like.
Chocolate-Raspberry Souffle
A cross between a cake and a souffle, these individual chocolate desserts make a fitting finale for any special dinner. Fresh raspberries add a nice touch on top.
Brownie Bombs
A reader sent us this recipe when Midwest Living® held a chocolate recipe contest. The popular brownie features a cheesecakelike layer sandwiched between two rich chocolate layers.
Chocolate Strata Pie
Combine chocolate, meringue and whipped cream for this tall, silky creation from Northwoods Supper Club in Marquette, Michigan.
Truffle Trio Torte
Three varieties of chocolate make the candylike layers in this decadent confection from the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek, Wisconsin.
Better-Than-Grandma's Fudge Pudding
A sugary crust forms over the fudgy center of this pudding. Serve warm by itself or cooled with whipped cream.
Family Favorite Chocolate Sauce
Ice cream with warm, homemade chocolate sauce can be the ultimate dessert. This recipe is from the Warren family of Stanley, Kansas.
Chocolate Truffles
Even novice cooks can master this simplified candy recipe. Just melt chocolate, add whipping cream and follow our easy instructions for Chocolate, Mint-Chocolate or Orange-Chocolate Truffles.
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