Sometimes, dessert calls for more than just cake. It calls for drama, layers, and indulgence. Enter the White German Chocolate Cake with Cheesecake Center — a rich, nutty, sweet creation that combines ...

Pipe a 1/2-inch-tall border of icing around edge of first cake layer. Spoon half of chocolate mousse (about 2 cups) onto center of cake, and spread evenly within border using a small offset spatula.

Take the remaining batter and pour it over the coconut layer; it is okay if some of the coconut layer shows through. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes ...

This aromatic layer cake from chef Lara Lee gets its vibrant green color from pandan, a tropical plant that grows throughout Southeast Asia and has a distinctive vanilla- and coconut-like fragrance.

For that, I skipped melted chocolate in favor of cocoa powder. Melted chocolate tends to dry out cake batter, and unless you’re using 100 percent unsweetened chocolate, adding bar chocolate also ...