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Chocolate cake in all its glorious forms is guaranteed to put a smile on your cake-smeared dial.
Those chocolate are firing at their best when they double-down with the comfort of cake-baking.
Chocolate cake is basically everything that's right in the world. As a result, every culture has managed to put its own special spin on this favourite, so start at the top and bake your way down.

The dense roulade is balanced by the lashings of soft peppermint cream. Source: Paul Hollywood Pies and Puds

This is the cake you roll out when you want to impress. Source: Murdoch Books / Greg Elms

Happy birthday indeed... Source: Rachel Tolosa Paz

To ensure your chocolate coma, push a square of white chocolate into the middle of the dough before baking. Source: Hardie Grant

Franz Sacher was only 16 years old when he created the cake that went on to conquer the world. Source: Alan Benson

If that icing doesn't make you want to lick the screen, you've no business calling yourself a chocolate cake fan. Source: Murdoch Books / Greg Elms

You can also chill kladdkaka to firm up its insides for a denser, fudgier bite. Source: Alan Benson

Keks torta is a coffee-soaked, cream-laden, chocolate-infused everyday treat. Source: Tammi Kwok

This recipe makes a GIANT cake, so you can spread the love far and wide. Source: Murdoch Books

However it gets its colour, red velvet cake is always impressive. Source: Stockfood

Moroccans are huge tea drinkers and a slice of cake to accompany an afternoon cup is a must. Source: Hassan M’Souli

Everyone should make a Black Forest cake at least once. Source: John Laurie

Nuts are especially good when turned into praline and piled onto chocolate sponge cake. Source: Alan Benson

What makes this coffee-spiked cake particularly alluring is a generous splash of Frangelico.. Source: Silvia Colloca

This layered chocolate cake is made with ancho chilli paste and chilli-infused icing. Source: Feast / John Laurie
Never enough chocolate cake

Two-ingredient chocolate cake