Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes from our 19 years online!
Our Best Chocolate Dessert recipes from the past 19 years on Rock Recipes. Updated to the 70 most popular chocolate dessert recipes with our followers in the past 19 years online.

You learn a lot of things about people from blogging for a full decade. One of those things is that you can't possibly post too many of your best chocolate dessert recipes!
People who don't like chocolate are in a very small minority in my experience and over the years these best recipes have done very, very well. Some of these recipes have been viewed up to a million or more times on Rock Recipes.
So if you're a chocoholic like me, check out some personal favourites and fan favourites over the years. You're sure to find several great recipe to try.
Update.
I've added 2 more recipes which have been incredibly popular during the past couple of years and would now be included in this list.
I may soon update this collection again soon, to include more recipes or increase the list to our top 25. Stay tuned.
Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes from the past 19 years online!
Chocolate Hummingbird Cheesecake - a decadent dark chocolate cheesecake is baked directly on top of a banana pecan cake base; all in the same pan at the same time!
Coconut Bounty Cookie Bars. A super easy cookie bar with a chocolate cookie crumb base and a sweet coconut centre, all topped with a luscious chocolate layer. Very freezer friendly too.
Black and White Cake is an all time kid favorite among our family and friends. A easy one-bowl chocolate cake covered in plenty of fluffy marshmallow frosting is sure to please kids of all ages.
German Chocolate Cake. This recipe gets a flavourful twist by toasting the coconut and pecans in the caramel filling. It's so much better!
This double layer Mocha Almond Fudge Cheesecake is a luscious salute to one of the most popular ice cream flavours ever. So incredibly delicious!
This chocolate zucchini cake is the perfect answer to the question of what to do with that bumper crop of one of summers most plentiful vegetables.
Chocolate Whipped Cream Cake with Strawberries - an impressive looking dessert cake from scratch, that's actually much easier to make than you might think.
Chocolate Orange Truffle Cake with Chocolate Cointreau Glaze - an easy to make, one bowl, homemade chocolate cake gets filled with simple chocolate orange whipped truffle filling and covered in a Cointreau infused chocolate glaze.
Mississippi Mud Cake - a southern favourite that's easy to make from scratch and is popular with kids of all ages. Chocolate cake, marshmallow and a sweet chocolatey glaze; what's not to love?
Chocolate Cherry Upside Down Cake. A super quick and easy dessert that makes a wonderful weekday treat. This delicious cake will help you make it through Hump Day!
Chocolate Marshmallow Cake (Jos Louis Cake) Based upon the famous Canadian snack cake, this recipe has proven to be one of the most popular dessert cakes ever on Rock Recipes..
Brownie Cheesecake. A luscious, creamy vanilla cheesecake sits atop a chocolate cookie crumb crust, topped with mounds of mini brownies and a drizzle of rich chocolate ganache.
A light sponge cake soaked in rum and then frosted with a an easy rum truffle frosting.
Strawberry Screech Black Forest Cake - a delicious twist on a traditional Black Forest Cake using a strawberry compote and a favorite rum from Newfoundland.
Turtle Cheesecake - a creamy vanilla cheesecake sits on a chocolate cookie crumb base and is topped with toasted pecans, gooey caramel and chocolate; perhaps our most decadent cheesecake yet.
Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes - at only about 200 calories each, this recipe makes 12 perfectly portion controlled mini cheesecakes that you can enjoy without the guilt of overindulgence.
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie, or make it without the alcohol, either way, this is one amazing pie that's perfect for Thanksgiving, the Holidays, or any occasion you like.
Queen Anne Squares have been one of the most popular cookie bars ever on Rock Recipes. These popular Newfoundland treats are a scrumptious combination of coconut and chocolate.
Chocolate Truffle Irish Cream Cheesecake - layers of chocolate and Bailey's Irish Cream flavoured cheesecake topped with Bailey's chocolate truffle ganache ganache. The perfect indulgent dessert for St. Patrick's Day.
Light, Moist, chocolate velvet cake, drizzled in homemade fudge sauce and topped with vanilla whipped cream and chopped chocolate.
Double Decker Neapolitan Cheesecake. A chocolate and a vanilla cheesecake get stacked together, then topped with fresh strawberries and a drizzle of chocolate! An exceptional celebration dessert when serving a crowd.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake - an ultimately indulgent cheesecake packed with chunks of cookie dough and topped with chocolate ganache and vanilla whipped cream.
This luscious chocolate mousse cheesecake is baked in a water bath, keeping it light, creamy and melt-in-your mouth deletable.
Easy Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake - this gorgeous, simple cake is so quick to make too, with only about 20 minutes of hands on preparation. It's destined to be one of your go-to desserts.
Mini Turtle Cheesecakes. A cupcake sized portion of our incredibly poplar Turtle Cheesecake recipe with only 200 calories. Great for parties and pot lucks!
Smores Cheesecake . All the deliciousness of campfire smores in a very grown up, decadent dessert that will have eyes popping around any dinner table.
Chocolate Raspberry Mille Feuilles. So easy to make! A melt in your mouth chocolate filling surrounds fresh raspberries between crispy layers of store bought puff pastry.
German Chocolate Cheesecake. A dark, rich chocolate cheesecake topped by a delectable caramel, coconut and pecan topping.
Black Forest Pie. An easy to make creamy chocolatey and very slightly boozy version of the classic dessert gateau, in pie form! You can make it in an alcohol-free version too.
Triple Chocolate Truffle Cake. A multi layered chocolate cake filled with whipped white chocolate truffle filling and then covered in a layer of whipped chocolate truffle frosting.
Chocolate Nanaimo Bars. A triple chocolate version of the classic Canadian no bake treat that may well be one of the best chocolate cookie bars you've ever tasted.
An easy to make classic chocolate tart with a chocolate pastry crust and topped with fresh strawberries.
Whether you bake gluten free or not, you'll never throw out leftover egg whites again when you discover these decadent Gluten Free Chocolate Pavlova Cookies.
A homemade, one-bowl chocolate cake covered in an easy fudge frosting that's made from chocolate chips.
This is probably the most popular coffee cake we’ve ever posted on Rock Recipes, and there are quite a few here if you search for them. This one is what I call a perfect Sunday morning bake. You can serve it warm for Sunday brunch or later in the day for Sunday dinner dessert. With luck, you can have leftovers from brunch to enjoy it twice in one day!
Much akin to a chocolate lava cake, I find this recipe to be a bit easier to accomplish. Instead of a pool of chocolate ganache at the centre, this one has a soft warm, creamy chocolate mousse filling. A perfect Valentine’s Day treat to make for your sweetheart.
This pie was an immediate hit on RockRecipes; people like me who adore Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, took to this flavour combination immediately. It’s a terrific dessert to make a day or even a week in advance of any occasion.
Those who have followed Rock Recipes over the years know that I have a deep rooted love of any sort of trifle. It was my favourite childhood dessert along with a no-bake cherry cheesecake my mom always made. In this recipe I’ve combined the two into one of my ultimate trifle recipes. It is spectacular! It’s a particularly great dessert when serving a large crowd.
These perfectly portion controlled mini cheesecakes are only 200 calories each! That’s no doubt a good part of the reason for their popularity. I’ve heard from readers over the years who have served them at weddings, parties and anywhere a pot luck dessert buffet is served. They will be the first to disappear at any get together.
This is my favourite chocolate cake of all time and the one I most often request as my birthday cake. I admit, the frosting is a bit fussy to make but once you master it you will want to make it again and again. Smooth, velvety and melt in your mouth delicious!
One of our earliest, if not the earliest, cheesecake recipe posted on Rock Recipes back in 2007 when we first started. It has remained near the top of our chocolate dessert recipes ever since.
This recipe has been a real go-to solution whenever I am called up on to bake a birthday cake for family or friends. It is a melt in your mouth, flourless cake that absolutely nobody will care is gluten free. It is so rich and delicious i’ve served it on occasions and never even mentioned the fact once.
Perhaps his brother Harry’s recent wedding also contributed to more recent hits on our website for this delicious and easy recipe. I’ve heard from several people who have made it as a grooms cake at their own weddings as well. It has been consistently popular since it was first published on Rock Recipes back in the Spring of 2011 at the time of William and Kates’s wedding.
I've now posted how to make this British dessert as smaller portioned squares!
Perhaps the least surprising of this collection, this is my personal favourite from years of baking many, many cheesecakes in many different flavour combinations. This one was inspired by the flavour of one of my favourite annual Christmas stocking treats; the famous Terry’s Chocolate Orange!
The perfect use for over ripe bananas. Moist tender banana cupcakes with rich Nutella glaze.
Gluten Free Chocolate Souffle Cake with Raspberry Fool - A gluten free dessert cake for any occasion, topped with a raspberry whipped cream fool, fresh raspberries and a drizzle of chocolate ganache.
Double Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread. This modern chocolate banana bread ups the delicious ante with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans in a version of the classic loaf cake that everyone loves.
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries - an easy one-bowl chocolate cake recipe covered in fudge frosting & topped with luscious chocolate truffle dipped berries!
Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies. A decidedly adult flavoured chewy double chocolate cookie that can be kid friendly too. Tips for freezing too.
Foolproof Chocolate Crackle Cookies. Super chocolatey cookies with a white crackled exterior appearance. Great for lunchboxes, after school snacks or a very pretty addition to afternoon tea.
Chocolate Silk Pie, a real old fashioned recipe for a creamy chocolate custard pie topped with mounds of fresh vanilla whipped cream.
Triple Chocolate Cupcakes. Chocolate cupcakes get filled with a chocolate marshmallow frosting and topped with a rich chocolate glaze. Maybe the best chocolate cupcakes ever.
May West Cake. Based on the classic Canadian snack cake. A light moist white cake filled with creamy vanilla buttercream frosting and covered in a thin layer of chocolate.
Chocolate Gelato - an intensely chocolate version of this Italian Ice Cream that can be served inside a profiterole shell with chocolate sauce.
Ragged Rock Chocolate Rum Mousse Cake. Dark chocolate scratch cake topped with a silky smooth chocolate mousse and dollops of freshly whipped cream.
Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies . Makes soft, chewy, chocolatey cookies with great mint taste too. This cookie dough freezes very well for baking off even months later.
Walnut Brownie Pie - think fudge brownie meets pecan pie! Brownie cookie crust with a sweet caramel flavoured filling & crunchy toasted walnuts. Fantastic!
This easy chocolate mousse is really just chocolate and whipped cream but it is the perfect, unfussy compliment to chocolate scratch cake and fresh strawberries in this tempting dessert.
Double Chocolate Black Forest Cake. An ideal celebration cake! Chocolate fudge cake filled with layers of whipped chocolate ganache, fresh sweet cherries and vanilla whipped cream.
Peanut Butter Rocky Road Bars . A quick & easy, no bake, old fashioned favourite with marshmallows suspended in a luscious combination of peanut butter and chocolate; with the crunch of roasted peanuts too, if you like.
Turtle Fudge. An "Oh So Easy" recipe. A decades old easy and foolproof fudge recipe gets topped by crunchy toasted pecans, melted caramel candy and rich chocolate.
Inspired by the famous cookie, I wanted to create a simple, elegant cheesecake presentation featuring a two tone look with chocolate and vanilla. I think it looks much nicer than just marbling the two flavors.
Walnut Brownie Cookies. An easy to prepare cookie that has the great flavour of a delicious walnut brownie.
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Barry, you rock !
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