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1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch round layer cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper and butter the paper. 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and ...

When Garten’s recipe for her double-chocolate layer cake appeared in Food & Wine in 2007, she called it “the most fabulous chocolate cake that I’ve ever made.” Garten explained why the cake is such a ...

Our best gluten-free chocolate cake recipe combines oat and rice flours for a tender fudgy all-occasion dessert. The pudding-like frosting is just a bonus. A one-bowl vanilla cake, doctored ...

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1 and 1/2 cups cake flour plus extra for cake pans 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (good-quality, preferably Valrhona) 6 and 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (good quality, preferably Valrhona) ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s August, when berries, peaches, and plums are at their juicy peak. That means that fruity desserts ...