Chocolate Cake with Cocoa & Chocolate Glaze

15 January 2026
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Serves
5
prepTime
Prep time
15 minutes
totalTime
Total time
1 hour and 15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 3 ½ cups (525 g) self-raising flour
  • 2 teaspoons (14 g) baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon (4 g) salt
  • 1 teaspoon (8 g) baking powder
  • 1 cup (100 g) cocoa powder
  • 2/3 cup (170 ml) sunflower oil
  • ½ cup (125 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups (390 g) sugar
  • 2/3 cup (120 g) soft light brown sugar
  • 3 medium eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup (190 g) strained Greek yogurt
  • 2/3 cup (170 ml) milk
  • 1 1/3 cups (335 ml) hot coffee

For the glaze

  • 1/2 pack (90 g) dark chocolate couverture, 70% cocoa
  • 2/3 cup (180 ml) heavy cream
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F).
  2. Butter and flour a round cake tin with a hole in the center, about 28 cm in diameter.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
  4. In another bowl, sift the cocoa powder and mix it with the sunflower oil.
  5. Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until fluffy. Add both sugars and beat for about 5 minutes, until the mixture is very light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides if needed. Lower the mixer speed and add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla extract.
  6. Add the cocoa–oil mixture. Add one third of the flour mixture, then add the yogurt and milk. Add another third of the flour mixture.
  7. Pour in the hot coffee and add the remaining flour mixture.
  8. Transfer the batter to the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour. The cake is ready when a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Allow the cake to cool completely, then remove it from the tin.
  10. Prepare the chocolate glaze while the cake is baking.
  11. Chop the chocolate couverture into small pieces and place it in a bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it just starts to bubble around the edges. Pour it over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has fully melted. Let the glaze cool.
  12. Once the cake has cooled, pour the chocolate glaze over the top.
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