9 Chocolate Cakes

Forget the jewelry. Forget the flowers. Forget the fancy dinners, the oysters, the caviar, the steak. Let's be real here: chocolate cake is the best part of Valentine's Day.

Chocolate cakes aren't moody, aren't choosy. They're gorgeous; they're breathtaking. They can be consumed wherever you desire: at a candlelit table, over a kitchen counter, with sparkling wine or with tea, in bed. And, being a baked good and not a person, they won't make anyone jealous.

Chocolate Dump-It Cake by amanda

Nigella Lawson's Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake by Genius Recipes

Chocolate Thai Green Curry Cake by raspberryeggplant

Nigel Slater's Extremely Moist Chocolate-Beet Cake by Genius Recipes

Spicy Chocolate Mousse Crepe Cake by meganvt01

Rich Chocolate Cake with Coconut Filling and Ganache by nannydeb

My Chocolate-Orange Birthday Cake by drbabs

Chocolate Bundt Cake by KelseyTheNaptimeChef

Wake-Up Cocoa Quick Bread by SmallKitchCara

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