If you were asked to name a food that is perfect just as is, a good piece of chocolate might come to mind. But pair chocolate with one of four particular flavors -- mint, orange, hazelnut or coffee -- ...

Lynette Granade, of Mobile, Alabama, won grand prize in a local cooking contest with this Chocolate-Mint Whipped Cream Cake. To make curls, you’ll need to buy both vanilla- and chocolate-flavored ...

A cookbook can change your life. Two years ago I reviewed one called “Southern Cakes,” which did just that. Like most people, I’d always thought making a cake from scratch was only for the heroic. In ...

Not many dessert flavor combinations show off contrasting elements working together quite like mint and chocolate. The ...

Mix all ingredients and bake in (3) 8 or 9-inch pans at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Cool completely. Melt in double boiler until melted. Cool ganache before drizzling over the icing on cake. Decorate ...

The not-so-secret ingredient is coffee. Maria Yagoda is a senior editor at Food & Wine, where she has worked for five years, specializing in restaurant and travel coverage. When we ran this ...