Portillo's is a veritable Chicago institution, and its famous chocolate cake shake is worth the hype. Here's the inside scoop ...

Fluffier soufflé-like cakes might start with a custardy chocolate batter and have you gently incorporate whipped egg whites right before baking. Here, we beat whole eggs with sugar until they're ...

A miniature chocolate king cake from Bittersweet Confections in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) The whole cake is a puffy, fat braid of ...

this rich matzo cake layers espresso liqueur-soaked matzo with melted chocolate and toasted hazelnuts. Pour liqueur into an 8-inch square pan or rimmed plate that can fit a whole matzo square.

“I couldn’t believe the whole cake was gone. I started thinking, ‘Is chocolate poisonous for opossums?’” She did some quick research and learned that wild opossums will eat almost ...