10 chocolate cakes for gifts Recipes

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, separated, water, canola oil, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking cocoa, chopped pecans, cream of tartar, salt, semisweet chocolate, chopped, heavy whipping cream, chocolate bow

chocolate cake mix (regular size), butter, softened, shortening, sugar, milk, vanilla extract, red gel food coloring, cherry fruit by the foot fruit roll, assorted candies

cream cheese (room temp ), butter (room temp ), sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, flour, maraschino cherries (rinsed and drained ), chopped walnuts, milk chocolate chips

heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, grand marnier, bittersweet chocolate, melted and still warm, light corn syrup, egg yolks, unsalted butter, almond flour, scant 1/4 cup dark rum (optional), egg whites, granulated sugar, bittersweet chocolate , tempered

raw cranberries, coarsely chopped, sugar, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, orange juice, oil (crisco or veggie), grated orange rind, semisweet chocolate chips, chopped nuts (optional)

cardboard or poster board, refrigerated piecrusts, powdered sugar, egg, water, chopped pecans, divided, white sparkling sugar, divided, recipe vanilla buttercream frosting, toasted pecans, finely chopped, fresh mint (optional), red candy-coated chocolate pieces (optional)

bittersweet chocolate , tempered, chocolate gift cakes , for inside the carriage, heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, orange liqueur, bittersweet chocolate, melted and still warm, light corn syrup, egg yolks, unsalted butter, almond flour, scant 1/4 cup dark rum (optional), egg whites, granulated sugar, bittersweet chocolate , tempered