Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Grease 3 (8-inch) round cake pans, and line the bottom of each with a round of parchment paper.

This French magic cake will make you feel like a professional baker with its simple yet impressive recipe, which creates three layers out of thin air.

1 2/3 cups heavy cream. 10 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped. 3 1/2 ounces milk chocolate, chopped. 4 large eggs. 1 1/2 cups sugar. 4 2/3 cup dried unsweetened finely grated coconut (10 ...

Set a cake layer on a cake plate or cake cardboard and brush lightly with the sugar syrup. Spread about 3/4 cup of the frosting onto the cake in an even 1/4-inch layer. Repeat with the remaining ...

For layer cakes, bake in oven preheated to 375 about 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. (Sheet cakes will take longer to bake.) Ice with Boiled Milk Frosting, if ...

2. In an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat the butter until creamy. With the mixer set on its lowest speed, gradually beat in 2 cups of the confectioners’ sugar followed by the ...

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 ...