5 summer chocolate cake Recipes

fresh strawberries, sliced (or fresh berries of your choice), whipping cream, well chilled, your favorite liqueur (try madeira, sherry, amaretto, grand marnier or limoncello), icing sugar , sifted (confectioner s sugar), vanilla extract (or 1/2 tsp rose water), sponge cake, cubes (optional), chocolate curls, to garnish (or lemon curls or sliced almonds or pink rose petals)

unsweetened baking chocolate, vegetable oil, butter, sugar, whole eggs, beaten, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, buttermilk or 1/3 cup sour cream, zucchini or 3 cups other summer squash, grated, pecans, chopped

sugar, butter, melted, orange flavored yogurt, egg, grated orange peel, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla ice cream, softened, semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (1 oz each), shortening, fresh mixed berry (to garnish )

tea cake, milk, sugar, vanilla custard powder, apples, oranges, peeled,de-seeded and de-skinned, black grapes, pomegranate, bananas, chocolate bar, grated,to garnish, split grapes, to garnish