Moist, rich chocolate cake topped with creamy chocolate buttercream—easy enough for weeknight dessert yet indulgent enough ...

This recipe first came into my life in 2019 in the form of a birthday cake. A friend presented a single, unassuming golden-brown layer alongside a bowl of whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

Leon's mother made a devil's food cake for him every year on his birthday before she died when he was just 19. Now, he bakes it for himself annually on the first day of August. (See the video at ...