devil's food Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:16:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Cherry Chocolate Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:55:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5704 This cherry chocolate cake is perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any other time, really). The Black Forest cake is moist and delicious, and the cherries add sweetness and elegance. This is a very tossed-together Black Forest Cake, or, as I like to say, when I am too lazy to bring […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/feed/ 52 5704 Hot Chocolate Layer Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:22:25 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9468 This hot chocolate cake from Zoë Bakes Cakes is unbelievably delicious! Combining layers of moist Devil’s Food cake and creamy, luscious chocolate frosting, the entire cake is topped with homemade toasted marshmallows. This recipe is the perfect dessert for any occasion! With hot chocolate as its inspiration, it has layers of […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2021/07/21/hot-chocolate-layer-cake/feed/ 43 9468 Coffee, Bourbon & Chocolate Baked Alaska https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/16/coffee-bourbon-chocolate-baked-alaska/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/16/coffee-bourbon-chocolate-baked-alaska/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:47:53 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7746 This post is from a while back, but I was inspired to bring it to the fore when I created a Baked Alaska for the Holiday issue of Better Homes and Gardens. You will find a picture of my Egg Nog version at the bottom of this post, along with […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/16/coffee-bourbon-chocolate-baked-alaska/feed/ 6 7746 Cajeta Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:34:10 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7859 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! This week I finished the second round of edits on my new book. That’s about halfway through […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/feed/ 4 7859 Birthday Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/03/10/chocolate-birthday-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/03/10/chocolate-birthday-cake/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:26:56 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7759 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! Tomorrow is my son’s birthday and this is the cake he requested. My kids have always been […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/03/10/chocolate-birthday-cake/feed/ 4 7759 Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake! https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/28/valentines-day-chocolate-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/28/valentines-day-chocolate-cake/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:04:42 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=1685 This chocolate Valentine’s Day heart cake was designed by my 9-year old son (who is now an adult!). He even instructed me on how I should put it together. His plan was to bake a sheet of cake and cut the layers with a heart shaped cookie cutter. Then stack […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/28/valentines-day-chocolate-cake/feed/ 61 1685 Coconut Cream Cake with Toasted Meringue Frosting https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/12/02/coconut-cream-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/12/02/coconut-cream-cake/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:55:45 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2718 I first posted this Coconut Cream Cake recipe 6 years ago and have made it several times since. It is always a crowd pleaser, partly because of the meringue topping, all done up like curls that remind me of Phyllis Diller and because it is just delicious. Decadent pastry cream full […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/12/02/coconut-cream-cake/feed/ 130 2718 Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/03/18/devils-food-cupcakes-cream-cheese-icing/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/03/18/devils-food-cupcakes-cream-cheese-icing/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:00:54 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=165 This Devil’s Food Cake from Zoë Bakes Cakes is the best chocolate cake recipe I have ever tried and believe me, over the past 20+ years, I’ve tried them all. It is perfect for devil’s food cupcakes with cream cheese icing. Want a Devil’s Food Cake fit for a celebration? Try my […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2016/03/18/devils-food-cupcakes-cream-cheese-icing/feed/ 219 165 Coconut Caramel Cake – Not Quite German! https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/25/coconut-caramel-cake-not-quite-german/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/25/coconut-caramel-cake-not-quite-german/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:59:50 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3828 This is a “German Chocolate Cake,” but instead of the layers of chocolate cake I used a coconut sponge to create Coconut Caramel Cake. For the longest time I thought the original version was invented in Germany, hence the name. But, it was actually discovered in Dallas, Texas around 1957. […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/25/coconut-caramel-cake-not-quite-german/feed/ 25 3828 Chocolate Blackout Cake + How to Frost a Cake Video https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/06/chocolate-blackout-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/06/chocolate-blackout-cake/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:29:43 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3240 Over the holiday break I traveled with my family to Brooklyn to visit my mother. A little respite from the winter wonderland of Minneapolis. I packed all my on-the-town shoes, in varying degrees of heels for walking through museums, dining out and seeing shows. My husband checked and rechecked the […]

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