628 chocolate cocoa cake recipes

Fudgy chocolate yogurt cake baked in heart-shaped pans for Valentine's Day. Plain yogurt keeps the cocoa-rich crumb moist and tender with a subtle tang, ready to frost and decorate however you like. A sweetheart of a dessert.

Chocolate waffles bake up crisp outside and tender inside, with cocoa, brown sugar, and a splash of rum for depth. Cake flour keeps them light. A brunch-meets-dessert waffle made for piling on berries, cream, or syrup.

Diabetic devil's food cake, a reduced-sugar chocolate cake with bloomed cocoa, egg substitute, and added sweetener for rich chocolate flavor without the sugar overload.

Grand Ghirardelli fudge cake: a deeply chocolate two-layer cake made with premium cocoa for fudgy crumb and rich flavor. Bakery-quality chocolate cake from your home oven.

Alice's chocolate cake bakes a moist two-layer cocoa cake using boiling water for extra-deep chocolate flavor, then frosts with a from-scratch buttery cocoa-powdered sugar icing. The reliable birthday cake home bakers swear by.

Chocolate cake sweetened with fructose instead of granulated sugar, made with cocoa powder and skim milk. A lower-glycemic alternative to traditional chocolate cake with a rich, moist crumb.

Rich cocoa chocolate cake baked in a springform tin and finished with a dark chocolate ganache. A classic one-layer cake with an intensely fudgy crumb from bloomed cocoa powder.

Texas-style chocolate sheet cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hot fudge icing poured over the warm cake. A 30-minute one-bowl chocolate sheet cake that feeds a crowd at potlucks and church suppers.

Lake Highlands rock cake: layers of genoise-style chocolate sponge, crisp cocoa meringue, rum syrup, and rich chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream. A showstopper dessert.

Fat-free chocolate cake made with cocoa powder, egg whites, and corn syrup instead of butter, oil, or whole eggs. Topped with a cocoa-powdered sugar glaze. Rich chocolate flavor, zero fat.

Hot fudge cake that bakes its own chocolate sauce underneath. A cocoa batter with a sugar-cocoa-water mixture poured on top creates a self-saucing pudding cake in 40 minutes.

Buttermilk chocolate cake made with real unsweetened chocolate and topped with a from-scratch dark chocolate frosting. A rich, tender two-layer cake with deep cocoa flavor.

Flourless chocolate decadence cake with melted chocolate, cocoa, and a glossy ganache glaze. Dense, fudgy, and naturally gluten-free with a truffle-like center.

Rich chocolate bundt cake made with plain yogurt and Dutch-processed cocoa for an incredibly moist crumb. No frosting needed, just deep cocoa flavor in every slice.

Vintage 1930s special cocoa cake: a tender chocolate layer cake made with bloomed cocoa, brown sugar, and cake flour. Old-fashioned recipe that beats most modern boxed mixes.

Hot fudge pudding cake that creates its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. A cocoa and honey batter topped with brown sugar and cocoa, then doused with hot water. Magic happens in the oven.