The Best Chocolate Cake!
I’m looking for the best chocolate cake… And what if it was yours? We got to know!
I’m sure you have a fabulous one to share!
I’m looking for the best chocolate cake!
And you know what?
I’m sure you know which is the best one! 🙂
That’s why I need your help, my friends!
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The best chocolate cake!… Why…
Let me explain why I need your help…
I often receive recipes from my readers ( which I love! ), and it seems that chocolate cake is your favorite because I received many fabulous chocolate cake recipes. And on the other hand, I often get questions about cake, and people ask me my favorite chocolate cake recipe.
So, of course, it gave me a great idea! ha! ha!
Why not make a whole post about chocolate cake? Brilliant, isn’t it? ha! ha!
You know how much I love desserts, and to tell you the truth, chocolate cake is one of my favorites too!
…But I want that post to be all about you!
That’s why I’m asking for YOUR best chocolate cake recipe!
It could be any cake you like, as long as it’s chocolate! Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate…or a mix of them.
It could also be cupcakes, cheesecake, no-bake cake… I don’t mind at all! The only condition is that it has to be easy and simple.
You know by now that I’m all about simple things, and easy & simple recipes are the ones I prefer.
So please, jump into your recipe book and send me your best chocolate cake recipe! The one you do all the time and your family and friends always ask for. I just can’t tell how much I like it when you send me recipes! So please do, send it to linda@soperfectlysimple.com
…We never know; it might be part of our Top 10 Best chocolate cake! ( or maybe Top 15, who knows? 😊) That would be great!
ha! ha! But you know what? The best thing about it is that I will have to bake tons of cakes to taste and find out which are the best ones… I might gain a few pounds, but believe me, it is totally worth it!
The best chocolate cake!… My recipes
I’m asking you for your best recipe, so I have to share mine too!
I can’t tell you how many times I have made chocolate cakes… And there are so many that I like, it wasn’t easy to choose, but I selected the two ( really? ) recipes I prefer.
Of course, I like them because they’re good, but also because they are simple… and easy! But most of all, because they are chocolate cakes! ha! ha!
So, while I’m waiting for your favorite recipes, here are mine.
Number one is my favorite chocolate cheesecake. So delicious and so, so easy to make! And the second one is my famous upside-down chocolate & pecan cake! It is such a pretty and delicious cake!
Let’s start with The Best Chocolate Cheesecake.
That really is the easiest chocolate cheesecake!
The best no-bake chocolate cheesecake
Ingredients
For the cake base
- 1½ cup Oreo crumbs
- ⅓ cup chopped, roasted almonds
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
For the filling
- 2 packages softened cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 pouch unflavored gelatine
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
- melted chocolate and chopped almond for garnishing
Instructions
For the cake base
- Grease an 8-inch springform cake pan.
- Combine Oreo crumbs, melted butter, chopped almonds, and sugar.
- Press into the cake mold to form a crust.
For the cake filling
- Beat cream cheese on low speed with a mixer until smooth.
- Add sugar and melted chocolate and mix well.
- Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a saucepan and let swell for 5 minutes. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved.
- Stir the melted gelatin into the cheese and chocolate mixture.
- Gently fold the cheese and chocolate mixture into the whipped cream.
- Pour into the mold cake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Garnish with melted chocolate and chopped almonds.
And now, my famous upside-down chocolate and pecan cake.
For this cake, you can use absolutely any kind of cake mold! You could use a loaf pan to have it look more like bread, a square cake pan, or even a round one. But most of the time, I use a chimney mold. I love the look of a lovely ring cake.
Famous upside-down chocolate and pecan cake
Ingredients
For the pecan garnishing
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pecan, in halves
- ½ cup shredded coconut
For the cake
- 1½ cup white flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup softened butter
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 oz melted sweet chocolate, cooled
- 2 eggs
Instructions
For the pecan garnishing
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease and line a 9-inch chimney mold with parchment paper.
- Put the butter in the pan and melt in the oven.
- Add brown sugar and spread evenly. Lay the pecan halves decoratively on the sugar. Sprinkle with coconut. Set aside.
For the cake:
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a second bowl, cream the butter.
- Stir in flour mixture, 1/2 cup buttermilk, and vanilla; beat well with an electric mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add chocolate, eggs, and remaining buttermilk and beat for one minute.
- Pour into the pan over the pecan mixture and gently spread evenly.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes; or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Immediately turn out onto a plate and remove the parchment paper.
- Serve hot or cold with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
As you know by now, I love desserts! I love them so much that I made a book of my favorite ones! 😊( and yes! there are a few chocolate cake recipes in it! )
…And how about a third one?
ha! ha! I told you many times. It’s always so hard to stop!
So, why not share that lovely three-chocolate cake recipe too! It is such an easy one!
Easy three chocolate cake
That cake is so, so easy to make, and look how spectacular it is! Feel free to top it with tons of roasted almond slices… or serve it plain with ice cream or fruits; it’s really up to you!
Easy three chocolate cake
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 pack chocolate instant pudding
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup chopped roasted almonds
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp almond liquor ( optional )
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the icing:
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp almond liquor
- ½ to 1 tsp vegetable oil
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease and flour a chimney cake mold.
- Combine all the cake ingredients, except the chocolate chips, and beat on medium speed for 4 minutes.
- Add the chocolate chip and mix well.
- Pour into the cake mold and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before demoulding.
For the icing:
- Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Add the almond liqueur and oil and mix until smooth.
- Pour over the cake and garnish with roasted almond slices.
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To conclude…
I think that you got the idea! 😉 I really need you to send me your very best chocolate cake recipe!… And hopefully, a good photo too! I mean a photo of your cake, ha! ha! or even a picture of you and your cake!!
As I mentioned earlier, I want that future post to be all about YOU! Your cake, your photo, your comments! I just can’t wait! It will be so fun 😊
I know that you are probably better than me at decorating a cake! ha! ha! But if you feel you need a bit of help, here is a great article where you’ll find plenty of great tips and ideas to decorate your cakes like a pro!
In short, the goal is to send me your favorite recipe… not to create the perfect 7-layer cake!
Always remember that a homemade cake should look like a homemade cake! It has to be easy and simple!
I have other great and easy homemade make-ahead recipes here… so just in case you missed that post, I suggest you look at my Top 10 make-ahead desserts! It should help you wait until my book is out… Yes, a complete recipe book about make-ahead desserts! Just imagine how fun it was to create it!
No worry, I will let you know as soon as it’s done… shouldn’t be too long! 😉
** UPDATE ** UPDATE** Yay! My book is finally ready! I am so, so proud of it!! My Top 50 Favorite Make-Ahead Desserts big book! I know your family will enjoy these easy desserts as much as mine do!
As always, I would love to hear from you 🖤. So please, use the box for any questions or comments. Or even better, use that comment box to tell me which of these three fabulous cakes you tried and how you liked it. And, of course, don’t forget to send me YOUR Best Chocolate Cake recipe!! I’m such a curious girl, I need to try it!
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Talk to you soon!
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