A Chilly Day's Indulgence...

...It's Chocolate Cake Day!  :)

A few technique twists and a traditional treat.

Just staring at the photos makes me want to eat my screen...

Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Cake
(requires a dehydrator)
From Chef Tina Jo of Splendor in the Raw
Ingredients:
Cake
    3 cups hazelnuts (unsoaked)
    16 whole medjool dates, rough chopped
    2 tsp hazelnut liqueur*
    2/3 cup cacao powder
    1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
    1/8 tsp nutmeg
    8 tsp cinnamon
Ganache
    3/4 cup coconut nectar (or substitute agave nectar)
    3/4 cup cacao powder
    1/3 cup virgin coconut oil, melted
    1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt

*You could substitute hazelnut extract for the liqueur, or use almond extract if you have that on hand.
Heat it, low and slow...Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Cake

One-Minute Chocolate Cake
(requires a microwave)
From Chocolate-Covered Katie
Ingredients:
    1 tablespoon plus 2 tsp cocoa powder
    3 tablespoons spelt flour (or white, or Arrowhead Mills gf)
    1/8 tsp salt
    2 tsp sugar or evaporated cane juice
    1/4 tsp baking powder
    1 stevia packet (or 1 tablespoon more sugar)
    2-3 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
    3 tablespoons milk of choice (I used almond milk)
    1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Zap it! One-Minute Chocolate Cake

Lucky Chocolate Cake
(just need an oven)
From Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet
Adapted from Epicurious
Ingredients:
    2 Cups Cooked Black-Eyed Peas
    1 12-Ounce Package Extra-Firm Silken Tofu
    3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
    1 1/2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
    1/4 Cup Natural Cocoa Powder
    1 Teaspoon Instant Coffee Powder
    3/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
    1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
    Pinch Salt

Bake it! Lucky Chocolate Cake

More yumful chocolateyness...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake from Chocolate-Covered Katie
Ultra-Moist Amazing Chocolate Layer Cake from Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet
The White Pig’s Chocolate-Chocolate Cake from PETA
Traverse City Cherry-Chocolate Cake from PETA
Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake from the legendary Candle 79 restaurant
Buy it! Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake from Outpost! (Click on the pdf "custom cake menu".)

Which recipe tempts you the most?
What's your favorite wickedly indulgent chocolate cake? Share links if you like!  :)