Chocolate cake recipes
From Chococcino to Chocolate fudge, find your new favourite from our top-rated recipes.
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Best-ever chocolate layer cake
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This decadent choc fest lives up to its name
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Dark chocolate & orange cake
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A dense, dark and devilishly delicious cake, this will be gone before you know it
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Pistachio & milk chocolate squares
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Try something different with Sarah Cook's Pistachio & milk chocolate squares - you won't be able to stop at just one piece!
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Chocolate fudge cake
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You just can't beat a good chocolate cake, and this one is guaranteed to disappear as soon as you cut the first slice
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Seriously rich chocolate cake
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Dark, rich and delicious - the perfect dessert
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White & dark chocolate cake
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For big celebrations this cake is a must, four layers of moist sponge, lashings of chocolate ganache and the crunch of Maltesers
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Ultimate chocolate cake
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Indulge yourself with Angela Nilsen's heavenly moist and fudgy chocolate cake - perfect for celebrations - birthdays, weddings, christenings - any excuse!
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Chocolate dipped cherry cake
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Bake your chocolate dipped cherry cake and eat it
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White chocolate & cherry loaf
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This indulgent cake is perfect for tea in the garden
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Orange & white chocolate sponge
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A stunning cake that will fast become a failsafe option for any event
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Fudgy dark chocolate cake
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Fudgy dark chocolate sponge, the perfect party cake, afternoon-tea cake or any-excuse cake
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Chocolate caramel cake
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This rich cake makes an impressive centrepiece for any summer tea party
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Chococcino cake
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We know you all love coffee cake as much as chocolate cake, so why not combine the two?
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Hannah Obee's Salted caramel chocolate cake
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This sophisticated cake, one of the final three in our 20th birthday cake competition, is dark, rich and moist
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Chocolate & banana cake
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You can bake this cake a day or two ahead as the bananas will keep it really moist
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Chocolate marble cake
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Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish, or just chocolate and vanilla, it's a teatime treat
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Light & fluffy chocolate mocha cake
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Have your cake and eat it, with this beautifully decadent low-fat chocolate cake
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Dead good chocolate cake
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This chocolate cake recipe is the best we've tasted (and we've tasted a lot)
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Chocolate cake
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A reliably good buttercream sandwiched between two layers of gratifyingly chocolatey sponge makes this close to the perfect cake
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Chocolate birthday cake
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We used colourful candles rather than artificial sweets to brighten up this tasty birthday cake
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Chocolate brownie cake
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The perfect cake for brownie lovers, try a big slice warm with some ice cream
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Dense & dark chocolate loaf
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This cake is mixed and made in a saucepan – how easy is that! It’s best eaten on the same day, or within two
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Chocolate truffle star cake
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Glamorous enough to serve as a dessert, this makes a stunning centrepiece. And the bonus is you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze until you need it
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Chocolate & caramel layer cake
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For the ultimate indulgence look no further than Sarah Cook's four-layered chocolate-caramel extravaganza
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Chocolate fudge cake with angel frosting
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The ultimate in indulgence, this chocolate fudge cake looks like a star with American-style frosting and bakes in just one tin
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White chocolate spotty cake
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Get creative with toppings to make a treat for family and friends - or add these bite-sized cakes to your next bake sale
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Double chocolate loaf cake
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Chocolate and cake are two of our favourite things, so what's not to love about this indulgent cake?
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Chocolate courgette cake
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Grated courgette gives this cake a lovely moist texture - a great way to use up a glut from your garden
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All-in-one chocolate cake
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Lulu Grimes shares her cooking secrets for the very best (and simplest) chocolate cake
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Flourless chocolate & pear cake
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A light, but luscious cake made with hazelnuts - serve a slice for dessert with a dollop of crème fraîche
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Blitz-and-bake beetroot & chocolate cake
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Beetroot is actually very sweet and keeps this rich chocolate loaf wonderfully moist
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Chocolate & Earl Grey torte
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Never before has it been so easy to impress - this soft-centered torte can be made ahead and frozen or baked from scratch in just an hour
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Chocolate & ginger torte
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This decadent dessert with a triple-ginger hit is a chocoholic's dream
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