A nice primer to baking!

The science of baking:
http://www.culinate.com/articles/features/baking_chemistry

http://www.culinate.com/articles/features/baking_powder

http://foodarts.com/news/classics/20964/roses-sugar-bible

Basic pound cake:
http://www.culinate.com/recipes/collections/Contributors/zanne_miller/grammoms_pound_cake

Brownies:
http://www.food.com/recipe/best-ever-brownies-from-baking-with-julia-child-99113

Creamy chocolate cake:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/10/baking-with-dorie-grandmothers-creamy-chocola.html

Simple chocolate cake for beginners:
http://www.hersheys.com/pure-recipes/details.aspx?id=4276&name=Celebration+Chocolate+Cake

Very dense and chocolatey cake:
http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/how-to-cook-the-perfect-chocolate-cake-296178