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Moist Chocolate Cake

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Reviews (28 ratings)

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Tee

Super easy bake and if you follow the instructions to the letter then the cake (and frosting) turn out exactly like the … see more

Tee

Super easy bake and if you follow the instructions to the letter then the cake (and frosting) turn out exactly like the picture! My boy only gets the best birthday cakes and this one was a hit. My tip is to make the ganache in a metal bowl the night before so it’s in the fridge at least 12 hours. Whips up like a dream.

Niwa

Really great easy vegan cake recipe. I made with another vegan ganache recipe. Halved the recipe to make a small cake an… see more

Niwa

Really great easy vegan cake recipe. I made with another vegan ganache recipe. Halved the recipe to make a small cake and turned out perfectly! Delish.

Joe

I made my first one. I am now the designated family birthday cake maker. Absolutely delicious and easy to bake. The gan… see more

Joe

I made my first one. I am now the designated family birthday cake maker. Absolutely delicious and easy to bake. The ganache was the perfect amount.

Runa

One of the best eggless recipes till date. So moist and delicious everyone loved it.
After measuring all ingredients r… see more

Runa

One of the best eggless recipes till date. So moist and delicious everyone loved it.
After measuring all ingredients realised I had run out of vinegar but replaced it with lemon juice and it did not affect the recipe.
Will make it again

Amy

Made a double batch for a birthday cake. Was beautifully rich, moist and held together beautifully. I had even frozen th… see more

Amy

Made a double batch for a birthday cake. Was beautifully rich, moist and held together beautifully. I had even frozen the cakes before putting together and it was delicious

Gabe

Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganach… see more

Gabe

Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganache as that's plenty.

Gabe

Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganach… see more

Gabe

Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganache as that's plenty.

Amber

A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thin… see more

Amber

A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thing ever.

Amber

A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thin… see more

Amber

A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thing ever.

deb

excellent recipe
I've never made a cake without eggs and butter, its very dense and mudcake like.
yes, chill the gana… see more

deb

excellent recipe
I've never made a cake without eggs and butter, its very dense and mudcake like.
yes, chill the ganache and whip it before you use it. Divine

Fiona

Lovely moist rich cake, and the ganache is super yummy. I left the ganache in the fridge overnight to set, in the morni… see more

Fiona

Lovely moist rich cake, and the ganache is super yummy. I left the ganache in the fridge overnight to set, in the morning it was wobbly solid and whipped up beautifully (start the beater on lowest setting and then speed up as the ganache becomes less solid). I didn't have any ganache left over but was super generous with the filling

Julie

Luckily I checked the comments... it didn't seem that the frosting would work as written. After cooling the melted choco… see more

Julie

Luckily I checked the comments... it didn't seem that the frosting would work as written. After cooling the melted chocolate and cream on the counter, then in the fridge for a total of 3 hours or so, I whipped it. Best frosting ever. It was stiff but workable, light but rich. The sponge was perfect as written.

Tamsin

After some sleuthing on the internet I have figured out what is wrong with this recipe - After mixing the ganache icing,… see more

Tamsin

After some sleuthing on the internet I have figured out what is wrong with this recipe - After mixing the ganache icing, it needs to go in the fridge for about 3 hours and then whipped up with a beater. It then looks the same as the photo, pale and fluffy, although there is still quite a bit of ganache left over.

Tamsin

Very disappointed. Made this cake for my daughter's birthday and followed instructions exactly. Something is wrong with … see more

Tamsin

Very disappointed. Made this cake for my daughter's birthday and followed instructions exactly. Something is wrong with the recipe - The ganache takes two 250g blocks of Whittaker's chocolate, at a cost of about $5.50 each, plus 500ml cream. The mixture is runny and thin, nothing like the photo above and 1/3 of the mixture would have been adequate to cover the cake. What a waste of chocolate.

Pretorius Landi

This cake was amazing. I did substitute 1 milk choc block for a dark choc block in the ganache. It was so rich and so am… see more

Pretorius Landi

This cake was amazing. I did substitute 1 milk choc block for a dark choc block in the ganache. It was so rich and so amazing. Best cake i ever made. Tx for recipe.

Lauren Wallace

Absolutely delicious!! And absolutely easy

Jessie

Absolutely delicious! The cake was moist and rich and the ganache wasn’t to sweet. But we only used half the ganache rec… see more

Jessie

Absolutely delicious! The cake was moist and rich and the ganache wasn’t to sweet. But we only used half the ganache recipe for the size cake it makes . Was a waste . So in future I will half the icing recipe .

philippa

YUM!! So easy, great texture and not too sweet. Awesome that it can also be made completely dairy and egg free. Served i… see more

philippa

YUM!! So easy, great texture and not too sweet. Awesome that it can also be made completely dairy and egg free. Served it with tinned boysenberries which go so well with the Creamy Milk ganache.

Gaye

Cake seems fine but icing to runny, have it in freezer trying to firm it up other wise it's plan b and will have to do … see more

Gaye

Cake seems fine but icing to runny, have it in freezer trying to firm it up other wise it's plan b and will have to do an alternative icing
Made for a 50th birthday

Susie G

My favourite birthday cake recipe! So moist and delicious. And can be all made in one bowl!

Jazmin Baker

Deborah Traske

Looks awesome

Linda

Loved this recipe deliciously chocolate experience in every mouthful.... My always chocolate birthday cake from now on..… see more

Linda

Loved this recipe deliciously chocolate experience in every mouthful.... My always chocolate birthday cake from now on.. Recommended it too as everyone one asks for recipe after eating!!

Tamra Lindsay

I LOVE this recipe! It's my new go to. Makes a dense, rich, fool-proof cake that always gets lots of compliments. Use an… see more

Tamra Lindsay

I LOVE this recipe! It's my new go to. Makes a dense, rich, fool-proof cake that always gets lots of compliments. Use an espresso shot for the coffee to make it extra indulgent. Pop the icing in the fridge to cool down first if it's runny.

Jeff

Not sure, but is the recipe meant to include eggs. I have just baked 2 very dense chocolate .cakes that don’t seem righ… see more

Jeff

Not sure, but is the recipe meant to include eggs. I have just baked 2 very dense chocolate .cakes that don’t seem right.

Joanna

Sounds. Nice. And great recipe

Tabs

Great for beginners! Moist, rich, and delicious! Highly recommend.

Catherine

The cake was beautiful but the ganache was runny. I would reduce the cream to
200 ml

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