Espresso, chocolate & chilli cake with coffee cream

The warmth of coffee and chilli combine beautifully with chocolate in this impressive dinner party dessert, finish with double cream

Chocolate layer cake with passion fruit icing

Great British Bake Off winner Jo Wheatley shares her never-fail sponge recipe in this layered cake with a zingy butter icing

Fudgy dark chocolate cake

Fudgy dark chocolate sponge, the perfect party cake, afternoon-tea cake or any-excuse cake

Chocolate birthday cake

We used colourful candles rather than artificial sweets to brighten up this tasty birthday cake

Chocolate truffle star cake

Glamorous enough to serve as a dessert, this makes a stunning centrepiece. And the bonus is you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze until you need it

Chocolate brownie cake

The perfect cake for brownie lovers, try a big slice warm with some ice cream

Dark chocolate & orange cake

A dense, dark and devilishly delicious cake, this will be gone before you know it

Chocolate dipped cherry cake

Bake your chocolate dipped cherry cake and eat it

White chocolate & cherry loaf

This indulgent cake is perfect for tea in the garden

Chocolate & ginger torte

This decadent dessert with a triple-ginger hit is a chocoholic’s dream