Black licorice cake

If you’re a licorice lover, these Anise Licorice Cupcakes will rock your socks off! They're so cute with the little licorice gummy bear on top!

Chocolate Black Licorice Cake – Basil and Buttercream

Delicious cheesecake for licorice lovers with a marble look that looks stunning, when you cut the cake into slices.

This black-as-night bittersweet treat is one of our most beloved and indulgent. It’s made with cocoa noir and Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout, then smothered and filled with our dark chocolate pudding buttercream. Not too sweet with hints of malt, it's kind of like an Oreo but better... because it's cake

My father, Ivor, is from a small town in the center of South Africa and, although his family’s background is English and Eastern European, he was raised with strong Dutch influences. One Dutch passion he passed down to me is his love of black licorice, specifically the salty, chewy sort—not the soft, sweet kind. Whenever we visited family in South Africa, my dad would bring home bags of what we knew as dubbel zout (double salt)—coins of salted black licorice about the size of a quarter. I…

Black licorice can remind us of a visit to our favorite old-fashioned candy store, with rows and rows of jars filled with colorful confections like fruit gummies, taffy, and bricks of fresh chocolate fudge. Licorice comes in all shapes and sizes—from shoestrings to straws and twists, to pillowy-soft and super-salty like those found in Nordic countries. Treat yourself to a fun afternoon of DIY candy making at home with our easy recipe below.

Something unique happens when licorice & chocolate join forces. The experience becomes something entirely new in this recipe—not your typical chocolate cookies.

These licorice twists can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. To serve, just microwave them briefly.

This homemade licorice recipe is soft, chewy, and the anise flavor is much more subtle than it is in the commercial versions. Give this treat a try!

These Black Licorice Caramel Candies are easy to make and have a soft and buttery texture with a more mellow anise flavor.