Super indulgent and versatile, this easy to make, rich chocolate cake is perfect to adapt for many occasions, birthdays, family celebrations or baked as a lovely treat to serve with a coffee.
I made this deep rich chocolate cake the first time with help from my two youngest who were both teenagers at the time, a team baking effort. This has since been a regular bake for celebrations in our household! Serves 12-16 generously.
![cake ready to eat](https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Rich-chocolate-celebration-cake.jpg)
It’s fun to bake and delicious to eat, this cake is guaranteed to disappear very quickly I can vouch for that!
I’ve used this recipe for a few different special occasions and made it slightly different each time, I don’t always make the truffles for decorating and the ganache can be swapped out for shop bought ready-made icing, just put it in an icing bag and pipe it. It’s good to have different options and play around with the finished look.
![served chocolate cake](https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Recipe-for-chocolate-cake.jpg)
Nutrition per serving:
590kcal 50g Sugars 30g Fat 60g Carbs
Prep Time: 1hr 50mins
Cook time: 40mins
Total time: 2hrs 30mins
I hope you enjoy making this indulgent chocolate cake for your celebration or get together.