8 Chocolate Cakes That Prove More Chocolate Is Always Better
Brooklyn Blackout Cake
Where you'll find it: Empire Diner, New York, NY ($10 per slice)
The chocolaty details: Amanda Freitag has critiqued plenty of dishes as a judge on Food Network's Chopped. But at Empire Diner, where she serves as Executive Chef, its Freitag's food that's up for review, and this stunning dessert doesn't disappoint. Layers of rich devil's food cake are hugged by layers of chocolate pudding. The whole chocolaty creation is covered in chocolate frosting and served with whipped cream.
Death by Chocolate®
Where you'll find it: The Trellis Restaurant, Williamsburg, VA ($10.95 per slice)
The chocolaty details: One layer of chocolate? Boring. Two layers? Still not enough. Three? C'mon — that's for amateur chocolate eaters. This torte features seven different chocolate layers. And because that's just not enough chocolate, it comes with hand-rolled white chocolate truffle, chocolate ice cream, and a dark chocolate sauce. Check, please!
20-Layer Chocolate Cake
Where you'll find it: Lavo, New York, NY and Las Vegas, NV ($14 and $13 per slice, respectively)
The chocolaty details: If there's one ingredient that can make sweet chocolate better, it's salty peanut butter. TThe two have a perfect marriage in Lavo's impressive 20-layer chocolate cake, which features devil's food cake and peanut butter mascarpone.
Black Out
Where you'll find it: Gourdough's, Austin, TX ($4.50)
The chocolaty details: If you like your cake in doughnut form, get ready to head to Austin. Gourdough's serves a stellar chocolate cake doughnut that's topped with — you guessed it — more chocolate. Brownie batter, fudge icing, and chocolate-covered brownie bites, to be exact.
24-Layer Chocolate Cake
Where you'll find it: Strip House, New York, NY and Las Vegas, NV ($14 per slice)
The chocolaty details: This towering slice puts your homemade two-layer cake to shame. Its 24 layers alternate between indulgent chocolate cake and a rich chocolate filling. To give the cake an appropriate chocolate finish, its topped with semisweet chocolate ganache. You're going to need a really tall glass of milk to enjoy with this slice!
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Where you'll find it: Financier Patisserie, New York, NY ($25 for 7-inch cake)
The chocolaty details: Some desserts are almost too pretty to eat. But after you're done admiring Financier's stunning Chocolate Mousse Cake, you should definitely dig in. That's the only way you'll get to enjoy its almond macaron base; layers of chocolate ganache, chocolate genoise, and chocolate mousse; and a mouthwatering chocolate glaze.
Black Forest Cake
Where you'll find it: Gracious Bakery + Cafe, New Orleans, LA ($6)
The chocolaty details: Gracious Bakery + Cafes packs a lot of sweetness into its petite 3.5-inch Black Forest Cake. The glossy chocolate miroir catches your eye, while the dark chocolate mousse, vanilla chantilly, and cherry gelee overwhelm your taste buds. Bordeaux cherries and chocolate shavings complete the treat.
Bonzo Cake
Where you'll find it: Murphy's Restaurant, Atlanta, GA ($38)
The chocolaty details: What's blissful indulgence? Enjoying a dessert that gets richer and richer as you slice through each layer. A bite of Murphy's Bonzo Cake leads you from a sweet whipped cream layer, to a silky chocolate mousse layer, to a luscious cheesecake layer, to an intense fudge brownie layer. Ready for another bite?
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