Leave to cool a little and then pour the icing over the cake, spreading it out with a palette knife. If making the feather decoration, melt 100g of white chocolate and then place it in a piping ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and salt to blend them. 3. In an ...

Pour mixture into a medium bowl and add chocolate, butter, vanilla, and salt. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate and butter are melted. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice water.

Coarsely chop four 2-oz. chocolate bars. You want them to be bigger than normal chocolate chips (aim for 3–4 times the size)—this creates the chocolate puddles.

Recipe: Stir this chocolate cake in a single bowl, bake it, and frost it for your Val/Gal/Palentine By Sally Pasley Vargas Globe Correspondent, Updated February 7, 2023, 12:30 p.m.