Dive Into Decadence: Our Favorite Black Cocoa Bakes

For the chocolate lovers who crave that deeper, richer cocoa flavor, black cocoa is here to take your baking to the next level. In this collection, we bring together our most indulgent black cocoa creations, from swirled cheesecakes to cookies and beyond. Each recipe embraces the unique, midnight hue and intense flavor of black cocoa, adding a deliciously dark twist to your favorite treats. Prepare for irresistibly rich flavors and luxurious textures that make these bakes unforgettable.

Rich, dark cocoa meets creamy, dreamy cheesecake. The luscious black cocoa cake base is a moist yet fluffy cake with velvety cheesecake marbled throughout, providing delicate ribbons of creamy goodness. To top it off, there’s a smooth cream cheese layer bringing a tangy sweetness that complements the deep cocoa flavors. Sprinkle some crushed chocolate sandwich cookies on top for a delightful crunch and added chocolaty bliss!

Unlike regular cocoa, black cocoa is void of any acidity, so it’s able to deliver a deep cocoa punch without overpowering the banana flavor. This indulgent black cocoa banana bread is brimming with chocolate chips and smooth chunks of mashed banana.

Just like the Oreo® sandwich cookies of your childhood—only bigger, better, and baked completely from scratch. 

Any cake baked in Nordic Ware’s Brilliance pan, one of our favorite Bundt pans, instantly transforms into a showstopping dessert with dimensional curves and stark ridges. With that in mind, we sought to create a cake that would match that intensity. Enter our new black and white Bundt cake. Black cocoa lends this cake deep chocolate flavor while our Vanilla Bean Glaze imparts an extra note of sweetness and a pop of white.

This Braided Black Cocoa and Peanut Butter Brioche ring offers double the decadence, combining creamy peanut butter and rich black cocoa into one elegant braid. Use our visual tutorial to find out how to make this dramatic two-toned twisted beauty.

The buttered, sugared, and laminated Breton pastry, now in your favorite shade of cocoa. Little can be improved upon the kouign amann, but here, the deep chocolate flavor layered within the caramelized crunch surpasses all expectations.

As pure an incarnation of chocolate cake as you can get. Done up with a white chocolate and coconut ganache drizzle, this one-layer cake is simple enough for a weeknight baking project.

”Chocoholics and cheesecake lovers, unite! My fudgy brownies are swirled with a luscious layer of cheesecake filling so you get plenty of creamy and tangy cheesecake in each bite.” —Brian Hart Hoffman

Cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie fans, this Black Cocoa Cookies and Cream Cake is for you! Rich black cocoa mixes with espresso powder for a delightful chocolate kick, and a creamy cookie-filled frosting sweetly finishes it.

It doesn’t get much simpler or more satisfying than these black-and-white cookies. With a bittersweet black cocoa base and a silky vanilla bean buttercream, this recipe is a nostalgic crowd-pleaser.

The elegant White Russian cocktail is the delectable inspiration for these cheesecake bars loaded with coffee liqueur and cream. We added velvety black cocoa to the mix to create the tuxedo of dessert bars: always classy, never out of style.