Let’s face it, cupcakes are fun. Familiar, colorful and oh-so-cute, these whimsical little cakes are famous for full-on flavor and mile-high frosting. And don’t forget the decorations. Best of all?

This decadent chocolate poke cake is rich, moist, and packed with real chocolate flavor in every bite! Made with a soft chocolate sponge, silky chocolate ganache filling, and chocolate whipped cream ...

Dissolve coffee in water. Break chocolate, and place into a bowl with the coffee. Melt in the microwave on medium or until the chocolate melts. Cream butter and sugar with an electric hand beater, add ...

soft ganache (two weights of cream and one weight of chocolate), medium ganache (equal weights of cream and chocolate), and firm ganache (one weight of cream and two weights of chocolate). SOFT ...

In a large bowl place all your dry ingredients. Then whisk together till mixed. To your dry ingredients you will add the eggs,milk, vanilla and milk. Wisk till all is incorporated. Your batter should ...

Let’s get one thing straight: We love chocolate frosting and could never complain about anything frosting-related. It’s just that in fall and winter when the holidays start up, we’re in full-on baking ...

In her cookbook Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks, Garten explained the way she developed her chocolate chevron ganache cake. “When the baker didn’t show up for work one night and I had ...

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Chocolate thumbprints with Irish cream ganache are festive cookies that can see you through two very different holidays.

1 pound good-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, see cook’s notes 2 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream 1/4 cup corn syrup Cook’s notes: I use Trader Joe’s “Pound Plus” dark chocolate; it is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Makes about 6 cups, enough for 2 dozen to 4 dozen cupcakes. Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet chocolate 4 cups heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions ...