131 chocolaty cake recipes

Rich chocolate date cake with semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped walnuts baked in a 9x13 pan. The dates keep it incredibly moist while cocoa adds deep chocolate flavor.

Dark chocolate bundt cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and almond extract, topped with a sugar-free velvety chocolate frosting. Rich, dense, and deeply chocolatey.

A professional-grade chocolate Bundt cake enriched with coffee and bourbon, served with rosewater whipped cream. Baked low and slow for an intensely fudgy crumb.

Chocolate mug cake for one, mixed and microwaved right in the mug in about 5 minutes. No oven, one dish, and a warm, fudgy chocolate cake whenever a craving hits.

Moist chocolate cake made with buttermilk, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, and boiling water. No butter needed for an incredibly tender, rich crumb that stays moist for days.

Fat-free chocolate cake with cocoa powder, egg whites, and corn syrup for moisture, finished with a quick cocoa glaze. Surprising richness with zero added butter or oil.

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.

A four-layer chocolate butter cake with ganache filling, whipped cream frosting, and a glossy dark chocolate glaze poured over the top. Bakery-level elegance made at home.

German chocolate cake from scratch with a cooked coconut-pecan frosting. Three layers of buttermilk chocolate cake topped with a rich, chewy caramel-style filling.

A naturally gluten-free flourless chocolate cake with ground almonds and whipped egg whites, finished with a glossy chocolate-honey glaze. Dense, rich, and intensely chocolatey with a crusty top and silky interior.

Chocolate cake layers filled with caramelized coconut-pecan dulce de leche, then glazed with glossy dark chocolate for an inside-out German chocolate showstopper.

Off-The-Wall Chocolate Cake starts with devil's food mix, then gets a cream cheese swirl loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts dropped right into the batter. Done in 1 hour.

Original German sweet chocolate cake with Baker's German chocolate, buttermilk, and folded egg whites in three layers. Frost with classic coconut-pecan frosting.

Chocolate cake truffles made from crumbled devil's food cake mixed with cocoa butter, hazelnuts, and Baileys, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. Rich, boozy, and no-bake to assemble.

Three-layer old-fashioned chocolate cake with cocoa frosting and chocolate chips baked into every layer. No eggs, no butter in the cake, just deep cocoa flavor and a tender crumb.

Three-layer white chocolate cake with coconut, pecans, and buttermilk topped with a pourable white chocolate frosting. Includes the frosting recipe.