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Chocolate cake is always, always a good idea. And pretty much every occasion calls for chocolate cake. Birthdays, weekdays, rough weeks, major accomplishments — chocolate cake makes it better.

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Maybe because she’s too busy partying in her Manolo Blahnik shoes, punk princess Marie Antoinette, as conceived by filmmaker Sofia Coppola, never offers cake to the angry rabble. But she does put away ...

Ina Garten has the easiest recipe for a rich, chocolatey dessert that requires no baking and includes a store-bought shortcut. It’s big on flavor but light on prep time, making it an ideal dessert to ...

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