Eating dessert is all about treating yourself, so we say you should pull out all the stops when you’re making one at home.

Press the sealed edges, making sure they are secure (otherwise the fillings could spill out while the cake bakes). 9. Gently twist the length of the dough to form a braid-like shape.

To prepare the cake, preheat oven to 325 F. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Sift together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Add oil, coffee and milk and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.

Immediately assemble the cake (the whipped fudge filling will harden and be difficult to spread as it sits). To assemble: Place 1 cake layer on an upside-down cake pan or serving plate.

Despite its popularity, Costco only puts its vanilla cheesecake mousse filling in its vanilla cakes, not the chocolate ones. So, really, if you want to experience this tasty treat, you'll need to ...

Spread the filling on top of the cake within the frosting border, leaving about ½ inch of space between the filling and the border. Top with the second cake layer.

Use this master recipe and set of guidelines for adapting your own version of Momofuku Milk Bar pastry chef Christina Tosi’s signature dessert. Each makes about 1 1 / 2 cups of filling. It is ...

Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand; spread with about 3/4 cup warm filling. Repeat with remaining cake layers and filling, making a stack. Do not spread filling on top. 8.

5. Pour into prepared pans. 6. Bake in 350 F preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. 7. Let cool for 10 minutes in pan then turn out onto cake rack to cool completely.

Cream cheese filling. 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese. 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 5 tablespoons sugar. 1/2 beaten egg (save the other half egg to make the egg wash for the cake) ...