Cooking Techniques 14 Insanely Decadent Desserts You Should Probably Only Make Once Every 4 Years Celebrate Leap Day with super-rich desserts. By F&W Editors Updated on May 24, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Con Poulos Leap Day only happens once every four years, so use it as an opportunity to make something so crazy-indulgent that you'll be totally satisfied until the next Leap Day rolls around. Here, our best, butteriest, chocolatiest, most frosting-packed dessert recipes to make on Leap Day. 1. Chocolate Blackout Cake Pastry star Gale Gand layers her phenomenal, high-rising cake with an intensely chocolaty custard and coats it with cake crumbs. 2. Salted Caramel Pie Yup, that whole upper layer is whipped cream. 3. Hazelnut, Nutella and Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches Bonus: Alain Ducasse invented these things. 4. Hazelnut-and-Chocolate Meringue Cake The pastry chef who created this gorgeous thing calls it "the beast." 5. Miracle Peanut Butter Crunch When the Test Kitchen was working on this recipe, F&W staff gained many pounds. © Tara Fisher 6. Caramel-Croissant Pudding Think bread pudding—only so much more luxurious. 7. Chocolate Truffle Layer Cake This super-fudgy cake is layered with dark chocolate and white chocolate ganache. 8. Chocolate-Cookie Crunch Trifle Any cookie will do in this messy, gooey dessert. 9. Chocolate Pots Chef Jamie Oliver likes to serve this silky dessert in espresso cups. But it's Leap Day, so go crazy and opt for a full-sized coffee cup instead. 10. Jumbo Brownies If you love chocolate, butter and walnuts, you'll love these magnificent brownies. © Stephanie Foley 11. Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding with Espresso Whipped Cream Doughnut bread pudding? It doesn't get better. 12. Double Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Filling These tender chocolate cupcakes have a gooey, creamy, salty peanut butter filling. 13. Sacher Torte An Austrian classic that anyone will love. 14. Chocolate-Buttermilk Snack Cakes In her update of the classic chocolate Hostess cupcake, Chicago pastry chef Mindy Segal uses mascarpone in the rich and creamy filling. © David Malosh Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit