Chocolate cake is, arguably, the best option. However, deceivingly hard to perfect.
In order to cut down your research time and get you back to baking, we’ve collected a list of our absolute favorite chocolate cake recipes for you to choose from.
1. Robyn’s Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever for Add A Pinch

A less than traditional ingredient approach, but with incredible results to back it up.
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2. Sally’s Deliciously Moist Chocolate Layer Cake for Sallys Baking Addiction

All the best adjectives for a chocolate cake.
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3. Shirleyo’s One Bowl Chocolate Cake for All Recipes

The simplest recipe with the best results.
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4. Jenna’s Moist Chocolate Cake for Butternut Bakery

Moist, decadent and rich. What more do we need to say to convince you?
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5. John’s Chocolate Cake for Preppy Kitchen

The kind of thing you share with all your loved ones and mourn the lack of leftovers.
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6. Lauren’s Hershey Chocolate Cake for Tastes Better From Scratch

When you think of chocolate, you think Hershey’s. So what better cake than this?
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7. Laura’s Best Chocolate Cake From Scratch for Joy, Food, Sunshine

This cake feels like home in all the right ways.
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8. Erin’s Ultimate Chocolate Cake for Food52

Ultimate doesn’t even begin to describe it.
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9. Dorie’s Chocolate Chocolate Birthday Cake for NYT Cooking

Arguably the best birthday gift out there.