When you’re craving something decadent for dessert, it’s hard to go past a decadent chocolate cake. Here, we’ve gathered our favourite chocolate cake recipes, with everything from our family -style chocolate slab cake, perfect for a birthday party, to indulgent chocolate mousse cakes and cheesecakes, plus the chocolate hazelnut cake we developed in celebration of The Weekly’s 90th birthday in 2023.
Indulge your sweet tooth and enjoy a slice, or three, of one of these gorgeous desserts.
Chocolate sponge cake
A classic with a twist.
Chocolate buttermilk ombre cake
This decadent chocolate cake is moist with a not-too-rich chocolate flavour that works well with the dramatic three-chocolate flavoured buttercreams.
Easy chocolate cake
It’s destined to be a family favourite!
Healthy chocolate brownie
This chocolate brownie recipe has been given a healthy glow-up. The secret ingredient? Black beans.
Julie Goodwin’s tiny chocolate cupcakes
A rich chocolate dessert fit for a Queen.
Little gluten free chocolate cakes
These delish, not-too dense, gluten-free chocolate cakes are based on hazelnut meal and lightened with egg white.
Choc-hazelnut caramel cake
The Weekly team never tires of eating cake and this one received rapturous applause!
How to make a chocolate orange ‘tiger’ bundt cake
This bundt cake recipe is perfect for lovers of chocolate orange as a delicious afternoon tea treat.
Midnight cake with berries
Indulge your sweet cravings with this irresistible dark chocolate cake. With a beautifully fudgy centre, sweet berries and a dusting of cocoa powder, it’s the ultimate decadent dessert.
Easy chocolate brownies
The perfect sweet treat for chocolate lovers.
Nutella chocolate cake
The unbeatable chocolate hazelnut flavour of this simple chocolate cake are thanks to a batter and frosting loaded with rich, sweet Nutella. There’s no secret why Nutella is the world’s most popular spread. The perfect combination of silky smooth milk chocolate and roasted hazelnuts creates a flavour combination worthy of the gods. Looking for more […]
Chocolate peanut butter slab cake
This tea-time treat will be a hit with peanut-butter lovers.
Triple chocolate brownies
Take the humble brownie to new delights.
Chocolate mud cake
A classic indulgent dessert.
Chocolate mud cake with white chocolate ganache
Rich and glorious.
Chocolate Irish cream mousse cake
Light and decadent at the same time.
Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache
Dense and rich chocolate cake with a gorgeously contrasting sour cherry glaze.
Cherry Ripe choc cheesecake
Rich and indulgent.
Three bean chocolate cake with vanilla cream
Rich and decadent.
Double-decker mud cake
Layers and layers of indulgence.
Mint-chocolate cheesecake slice
Chocolate and mint are an ideal pair.
Marble bundt cake
Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. We like to make the colours strong for maximum impact.
Chocolate buttermilk cake
Rich in flavour yet light in texture.
Peanut butter chocolate cake
Topped with peanut and chocolate ganache, the result is, well, the icing on the cake.
Popcorn and peanut butter chocolate cake
This elaborate-looking one-bowl cake takes little effort to pull off, but is definitely a crowd-pleaser.
Easy gluten-free chocolate cake
Because everyone should be able to enjoy chocolate cake!
Flourless chocolate cakes with avocado icing
Treat yourself, but make it healthy.
Chocolate slab cake
This simple chocolate slab cake is moist, chocolate-y, and topped with a deliciously creamy chocolate buttercream.
Dark and dreamy chocolate cake
This cake is unapologetically all about chocolate. So much so, that it’s even flourless, creating a fudgy, dense indulgent cake – you’ll find a little goes a long way.
Gluten-free chocolate cheesecake brownie
Rich and creamy cheesecake slice with chocolatey swirls makes an indulgent mid-afternoon treat.
Six-layer chocolate cake
When it comes to chocolate cake – you can never have enough layers!
Chocolate sour cream cake
You’ll love this super moist chocolate sour cream cake topped with dark chocolate sour cream ganache.
Triple-chocolate crackle crunch cake
As featured on the Easter with The Australian Women’s Weekly TV special.
Mississippi mud cake
Whip up this mud cake for the ultimate indulgence filled with chocolate, coffee and whisky. Prefer white chocolate? Then you’ll not want to miss our white chocolate and raspberry mud cake.
Moist chocolate and coconut cake
This moist and flavourful cake is easy to make with a touch of coconut to perfectly balance the rich chocolate.
Flourless chocolate buttermilk cake
The secret to this super-fudgy cake is the buttermilk which makes it moist and decadent!
Flourless chocolate roulade
It’s so light, so lovely – with a coffee-cream filling – this delicious dessert cake will just melt in the mouth. Best of all, it’s gluten free so everyone can enjoy it.
Chocolate and beetroot mud cake with caramelised baby beets
Give your chocolate mud cake an earthy edge with the use of this not-so-secret ingredient.
Dark chocolate mud cake
Indulge yourself.
Flourless chocolate, prune & hazelnut cake
Served with hazelnut whipped cream, this chocolate, prune and hazelnut cake is dense, decadent and gluten-free.
Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake
Don’t miss out on the goodness of chocolate cake just because you’re gluten free. This dark, rich and nutty cake cuts out the flour, but not the warm and gooey textures.
Dark chocolate bundt cake
This wonderfully rich bundt cake is brilliant served with a drizzling of delicous Lindt dark chocolate glaze and sprinkling of crunchy pistachio nuts, creating a weekend treat to indulge your sweet tooth. Recipe brought to you by Lindt.
Chocolate hazelnut mousse cake
This impressive looking cake is a chocolate-lover’s dream, complete with triple-choc shards, chocolate hazelnut mousse and an airy chocolate cake. You’ll want to bring it out for special events, birthdays and weddings.
Rich rocky road mousse cake
Indulge your sweet tooth with this decadent rocky road mousse cake. One slice and you’ll be taken to dessert heaven…
Cookies and cream cake
Treat yourself with this decadent cookies and cream cake. Coated head to toe in mouth-watering chocolatey cream, and finished with crumbled Oreo cookies.
Hazelnut chocolate cake
The irresistible combination of nutty hazelnut and smooth, creamy chocolate makes this fluffy cake utterly delicious. Spread with a rich, chocolate icing, you will be hard-pressed to stop at one slice!
Chocolate sponge with coffee icing
Sponge suitable to freeze before filling. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Dark chocolate and peppermint cheesecake
Channeling the flavours of everyone’s favourite childhood biscuit, this dark chocolate and peppermint cheesecake is wonderfully sweet, creamy and decadent, with just the right amount of minty zing.
Chocolate blueberry slab cake
Stir the cooled cocoa and water mixture into the cake batter. Spread the cake mixture into the greased and lined cake pan. Use a spatula to smooth the top. Note
Little chocolate and coconut sponges
Filled sponges are best eaten the day they are made. Note
Chocolate sponge
Perfect for a special afternoon tea, this moist chocolate sponge is filled with whipped cream and topped with coffee icing.
Triple chocolate sponge surprise
To cut this dessert, use a large hot dry kitchen knife. Cut as many portions as you need, and freeze any remaining dessert covered with foil. Cut the dessert as soon as you take it out of the freezer, but wait about 10 minutes before serving. Note
Chocolate chestnut cake
This gorgeous layered cake is the perfect balance of sweet and nutty. It’s the perfect celebratory cake to serve at Christmas time.
