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There are a lot of things in this world and in my life that I could do without, but chocolate isn’t one of them.

Oh my goodness, I am addicted. I love any kind of chocolate; dark, white, milk chocolate, filled chocolate bars, chocolate with chili, puddings – any kind! But if I’m being completely honest with you, there is nothing that makes me happier than a huge slice of chocolate cake! Preferably with chocolate frosting, too! A cup of dark roast coffee is its perfect companion.

It has been a long road to find the world’s greatest chocolate cake recipe, but I think I’ve come really close with this one. I’ve served this at so many parties already, and it has always been a huge success. One time, this literally disappeared in 10 minutes – and I’m not even exaggerating! People came back for a second slice immediately as they had gobbled up the first one.

All this talk about chocolate has made me hungry… I think I’m going to make this cake for dinner! You know; because I can!

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Quick Tip: Instead of chocolate buttercream, you could use store-bought frosting.

About 7 years ago, my sisters and I opened a bake shop called Sweet Cakes by Vivi. We could not decide what to name it, so we named our company after my youngest sister who would not be a part of it at all because she was too little. We slowly grew our company and began working a lot more. We made thousands of cupcakes at a time for school bake sales and fundraisers, we made wedding cakes and we made hundreds upon hundreds of cake pops for a fancy nautical party. We had a blast doing that!

Now, when we made wedding cakes, we could not get too creative and had to stick with something that was easy, classic and very delicious. We never wanted to let a bride down. So we created our own recipes for classic vanilla, chocolate and strawberry cakes for weddings. Our favorite to make were sheet cakes. Those were easy to work with and helped us make any shape the bride wanted her cake to be. After years of playing around with recipes, we found the perfect cake: this classic chocolate sheet cake. It is easy, delicious and makes a ton, so grab a friend to eat this with you!

Photo and recipe courtesy of The Pioneer Woman.

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Quick Tip: Add some chocolate chips throughout for gooeyness.

Nothing beats the classic. I always say this whenever I get addicted to new dessert recipes and new dessert trends. I remember that doughnut place a couple of blocks away from our house. When I was a kid, it was the only doughnut place in town. Its specialty was its chocolate covered doughnut that melted in the mouth. If you ask me, even with all the commercial doughnuts invading foodland, nothing can beat the one it offers.

I feel the same with every food that I grew up with and learned to love all those years. The classics will always be the best, most especially when it comes to cakes. As someone who has tasted hundreds or probably thousands of different cakes in her years of existence, I declare that nothing can beat the old-fashioned chocolate cake that still gives that distinct taste that reminds you of your childhood and a noisy afternoon in the kitchen of the home you grew up in.

Photo courtesy of Dishmaps. Recipe courtesy of Food.Com.

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Quick Tip: In baking, always separate dry ingredients from the wet ingredients.

If you haven’t tried this fabulous cinnamon coffee cake yet, you’re missing out, darlin’. This cake is moist, flavorful, and perfect for pairing with a steaming cup of Joe, first thing in the morning. I love serving this breakfast cake when I have morning coffee hour with the girls. Shucks, even the guys gobble this confection up!

Not only does this cake taste amazing, it LOOKS amazing, too. From its classic Bundt shape to the heavenly swirls of cinnamon and sugar that line it’s inside, it’s simply gorgeous. Serving up this cake will certainly impress your friends and family. We are willing to bet they’ll be pressuring you for the recipe. Can you blame them?

Recipe and photo courtesy of Yummy.

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If you are a chocolate lover but think that the average chocolate cake is a bit, well, one-dimensional, then this Black Magic Cake may be just right for you. It’s rather easy to make, can be made in under an hour, and makes use of a bit of coffee to draw out the elements of chocolate flavor that are all too often muted. I always thought that coffee and chocolate went well together; it turns out that they work brilliantly with each other in a cake!

I used to not like dark chocolate at all. Whenever someone offered me a slice of dark chocolate cake, I would cringe inside and have the tiniest piece ever. But something has happened over the years! I guess I’ve grown up because now I just can’t get enough of dark chocolate cakes, and this recipe is by far one of the best I’ve tried.

Recipe and photo courtesy of My Baking Addiction

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