14 decadent chocolate cakes you'll want to make immediately

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Chocolate cakes aren't moody, aren't choosy. They're gorgeous. They can be consumed wherever you desire: at a candlelit table, over a kitchen counter, with a glass of bubbly in a tight black dress, or in bed. And, being a baked good and not a person, they won't make anyone jealous.

Mable's Texas Sheet Cake by Gibson2011

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Margaret Fox's Amazon Cake by Genius Recipes

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Chocolate Dump-It Cake by Amanda Hesser

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Vegan Chocolate Cake with Creamy Chocolate Filling by Gena Hamshaw

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Nigella Lawson's Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake by Genius Recipes

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Chocolate Thai Green Curry Cake by raspberryeggplant

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

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Spicy Chocolate Mousse Crepe Cake by meganvt01

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Rich Chocolate Cake with Coconut Filling and Ganache by nannydeb

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My Chocolate-Orange Birthday Cake by drbabs

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Chocolate Bundt Cake by KelseyTheNaptimeChef

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Wake-Up Cocoa Quick Bread by SmallKitchCara

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Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake with Meyer Lemon Whipped Cream byKenzi Wilbur

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Chocolate and Cabernet Sauvignon Italian Cake by Maria Teresa Jorge

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