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Chocolate cakes

 

Finding an excuse for celebrating with a chocolate cake isn’t the hard bit, it’s choosing which one to make. So we’ve done the work for you and picked out ten of our best chocolate cake recipes for when anything less than sheer indulgence just won’t do. From a daring beetroot and chocolate cake to retro Black Forest flavours, here are ten ways to be spoiled this weekend.

 
Chocolate Cola Cake

Chocolate and cola add the wow factor to James Martin's superb cake

 
Black Forest Gâteau

A magnificent chocolate gâteau from James Martin, filled with whipped cream and luscious black cherries. Perfect for a celebration

 
Chocolate Cloud Cake

Richly dark chocolate cake contrasts a lightly whipped cream topping in this decadent creation, made by Nigella Lawson

 
Chocolate Roulade

Chocaholics will enjoy Gary Clarke's and Manda Whittaker's classic, cream-filled chocolate roulade, dangerously more-ish

 
Dark Chocolate and Marmalade Tart

For a delectable treat serve up James Tanner's luscious chocolate tart, flavoured with tangy marmalade

 
Rum and Pumpkin Tart with Bitter Chocolate

A wickedly indulgent dessert from Giorgio Locatelli: meltingly crisp pastry filled with caramelised pumpkin, rum and swirls of bitter chocolate

 
Beetroot Chocolate Cake with Burnt Caramel Ice Cream

Amaze your friends with Ross Burden's rich and truly scrumptious cake, served with caramel ice cream for a sophisticated dessert

 
The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

Dark, seductive and indulgent, this chocolate cake from Good Food magazine and by Angela Nilsen is deliciously addictive...

 
Velvet Chocolate Torte

For a cool and delicious dessert to tempt a crowd, try this luscious dark chocolate delight from Mary Berry

 
Chocolate Brownies

Gloriously fudgy and sticky, Tamasin Day Lewis's irresistible chocolate brownies are a treat not to be missed

 
 
 
 
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