45 chocolate cake recipes to bring pleasure to your day

Chocolate cake is the darling of many people, from children to the elderly. It is a great option to be served as a dessert after the main meals, or also as a quick snack in the middle of your day.

As it pleases in many situations, it is a cake that can be made frequently, but so that the flavor does not fall into the routine, you can innovate with different fillings, toppings and ingredients that, if added to the recipe, will create a unique touch.

Check below 50 tips that include simple options, with filling and/or topping, with fruit, fit, for those with dietary restrictions, mixed, with chocolates, fudge, muffin, petit gateau.

simple chocolate cakes

1. Chocolate Yogurt Cake: With only 7 ingredients, it is possible to make this delicious and easy chocolate cake. To prepare it, you only need to melt the chocolate in a bain-marie, mix all the ingredients in the mixer and put it to bake. If you want, you can serve it with chocolate cream or even Greek yogurt.

2. Chocolate cake: to prepare this cake you need to mix the dry ingredients in a different container than the wet ingredients, and then add them together. Once the cake is baked, just sprinkle with icing sugar.

3. Flourless chocolate cake: in addition to not using flour in its preparation, this cake is also sugar-free and low in carbohydrates and fat. The cake rises a lot, but wilts a little after it comes out of the oven. Even so, your dough is soft and moist.

4. Chocolate ganache cake: to start, prepare the ganache. After it’s ready, you add the other ingredients to the ganache and just take it to bake. This cake is soft, moist and with a crispy crust.

5. Microwave chocolate cake: even with little time it is possible to prepare a tasty cake. The method of preparation is very simple, you must mix all the ingredients mentioned in the recipe and take it to the microwave on power 10 for 7 minutes. After that time, skewer with a fork, if it’s not done yet, you can leave it for up to 5 more minutes.

Chocolate cakes with filling and/or frosting

6. Nutella Cake: Using only nutella, wheat flour, eggs and yeast you can prepare an incredibly tasty cake! A tip is not to let it bake for too long, as the dough can dry out.

7. Devil’s cake: this is a cake with a more laborious preparation than the previous ones, but the result is very good. Both appearance and taste. Its topping is made with dark chocolate.

8. Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing: Are you a fan of that moist chocolate cake? then this is the right recipe!

9. Chocolate and carrot cake with three milk frosting: mixing these two classic cakes is sure to be a hit. In fact, he is a carrot cake with chocolate in the dough. The topping is made with condensed milk, cream and powdered milk.

10. Dark chocolate cake with ganache: for those who like chocolate, but are not a fan of very sweet cakes, this is the right option. In this recipe, dark chocolate is used for both the dough and the ganache.

11. Chocolate and coffee cake with dulce de leche: the contrast between sweet and bitter is present in this cake, which makes it very interesting on the palate. Coffee and chocolate are used in the preparation of the dough, and the dulce de leche is used in the icing of the cake.

12. Chocolate cake and coffee buttercream: the dough for this cake doesn’t have much of a secret, it’s a simple chocolate cake dough. What gives it a special touch is the coverage. Buttercream is a cream made from butter and sugar. In this case, coffee is added to the cream, giving a bitter touch to the sweet.

13. Chocolate cake with nuts: the chocolate dough is covered with a syrup made of chocolate and nuts.

14. Chocolate cake with brigadeiro filling: a simple filling that pleases many tastes for the chocolate cake is the brigadeiro. For the icing, a mixture of chocolate with milk and chocolate chips is used to decorate.

15. Chocolate cake with dulce de leche and walnut filling: in addition to having the chocolate dough and filling with dulce de leche and walnuts, this cake has a ganache frosting. The mixture of flavors is very interesting and tasty.

16. Prestige cake: with a fluffy chocolate dough, this cake surprises with the filling, which is made with condensed milk and coconut. To top it off, a ganache topping is made.

17. Triple chocolate cake: are you one of those who thinks that chocolate is never enough? How about trying to prepare this delicious recipe? In addition to chocolate powder in the dough, when you put the cake in the form, you will throw pieces of semisweet chocolate. And on top it still has chocolate frosting!

Chocolate cake with fruits

18. Rosemary and Pear Chocolate Cake: With the idea of ​​making a gluten-free cake, the author of the blog used a mixture of rice flour and potato starch for the dough, which resulted in a fluffy texture. With an addition of low-fat cocoa, chocolate, rosemary and pear. For the chocolate ganache frosting flavored with coconut oil.

19. Chocolate cake with cherry: very similar to the black forest cake, however, to prepare this one, pastry dough is used instead of cream. With three layers of dough moistened with a cherry liqueur, topped with pastry cream and whole cherries.

20. Chocolate and banana cake: for this recipe, a simple chocolate dough is made. The secret is to line the mold with caramelized sugar, place the bananas, then the dough and bake. If you want, you can take it out of the mold and leave the caramelized fruit facing up, as a icing on the cake.

21. Chocolate and blackberry cake: this is a good option for a chocolate cake for those who don’t like the taste to be too sweet, since blackberries give a sour touch to the flavor. The dough is moist and soft.

22. Chocolate cake with apricot and hazelnut: with a simple preparation and appearance, this recipe may surprise your taste buds. She takes pieces of chopped chocolate, apricots and hazelnuts.

Fit chocolate cakes/food restrictions

23. Egg-free and lactose-free chocolate cake: to replace milk in the dough, this recipe uses water. The brigadeiro frosting is made with semisweet chocolate, coconut milk and chocolate sprinkles.

24. Sweet potato cake with chocolate and walnuts: in addition to its dough being made with sweet potato, this cake is also made without lactose, the replacement is on account of cream, or coconut milk. The topping is on account of melted chocolate and chopped walnuts.

25. Chocolate cake with oatmeal: the dough for this cake, in addition to other ingredients, mixes whole wheat and white flour and oat flakes, which ends up making it healthier. The topping is made with milk, sweetener and chocolate powder.

26. Chocolate cake with brown rice: as the rice must already be cooked to be put in the dough, you can use that rice left over from lunch, and thus avoid wastage. This cake is lactose free and can also be gluten free. Its texture is soft, fluffy and with a dense chocolate flavor.

27. Gluten-free and lactose-free chocolate cake: to replace wheat flour, the author uses brown rice flour and potato starch. The filling is prepared with coconut flakes, coconut milk and stevia. For the topping use chocolate and coconut milk. In addition to teaching the recipe, the author teaches a very cute cake decoration to be used at Easter.

28. Healthy chocolate cake: almond flour is also a good option when replacing wheat flour. It also does not contain sugar, margarine and cow’s milk, which can be substituted for oat, rice or almond milk.

29. Microwave fit chocolate cake: without sugar, milk and gluten, this cake should only stay in the microwave for 1 and a half minutes. In addition to being a low calorie option, it is very quick and practical.

30. Fit chocolate cake with microwave filling: made with several healthy ingredients, this cake surprises in taste. As this recipe is for four servings, the dough should be microwaved for 3 minutes. The filling is a coconut cream and the topping is chocolate.

Mixed chocolate cakes

31. Chocolate, carrot and cream cheese cake with orange: to give a special touch to the simple chocolate cake, the author decided to make a cake with three layers: two of chocolate and one of carrot. Cream cheese is used for the filling and the topping is chocolate.

32. Chocolate Marble Cake with Pumpkin: the interesting thing about this cake is to mix two completely different flavors in the same forkful. The texture of this cake is a little cheesy. The preparation is very simple, because, according to the author, she likes to uncomplicate in the kitchen.

33. Kit Kat cake with ice cream: only five ingredients are needed to prepare this cake that is beautiful to the eye and delicious to the palate. Kitkat is the edge of the cake, the bottom is made with crushed and moistened cookies, and then the ice cream is placed. Top with sprinkles to decorate.

34. Gluten-free chocolate cake with cream cheese: the dough for this cake does not contain any type of flour. Cream cheese is mixed with sugar, egg and vanilla essence.

35. Mixed cake: this is a cake with white and chocolate dough. Its topping is a fake brigadeiro, which is made with milk instead of condensed milk.

36. Marbled cake with chocolate and carrot: some flavors when mixed create a flavor that is difficult to resist, and this is the case with this cake, made from two very popular flavors.

37. Marbled cake: the cake made with white and chocolate dough is taught step by step in two versions: traditional and gluten-free!

Chocolate cakes with candies

38. Black Diamond Cake: this cake has an intense flavor, not too sweet and a fluffy dough.

40. Strawberry bonbon tea cake: for this recipe to work, you need to use a pudding mold. Another important tip is to leave the sides with plenty of dough, so that they are thick, so the cake does not run the risk of falling apart.

39. Dream waltz and brigadeiro cake: the dough is that of sponge cake with the addition of chocolate powder. Two different fillings are made: brigadeiro and condensed milk jam. The topping is a homemade marshmallow. Decorate with whole and chopped chocolates.

40. Brigadeiro and white gold cake: this cake is made with a simple chocolate dough, but with a special touch: milk cream, which makes it softer. For both filling and topping, whipped cream and brigadeiro are used. Decorate with white gold chips.

Brownies, fudges, muffins and petit gateaus

41. Marbled chocolate fudge cake: fudge is a not too sweet dessert based on sugar, butter and milk, with a creamy shape. The texture of the cake is very similar to that of this sweet: dense and creamy. The topping is made with cream cheese.

42. Chocolate brownie: this chocolate cake is a typical American recipe: crispy and moist inside. The topping is made with milk, chocolate and nuts.

43. Vegan Brownie: the option of milk to replace cow’s milk has some options, such as: almonds, soy or peanuts. Brazil nuts are used to give a…