Chocolate Cake: Have You Tried These 7 Different Types?

By Devi Poojari

July 7, 2023

The ultimate classic dessert – the chocolate cake is a treat that almost every one of us enjoy. But have you enjoyed all these various types?

SACHER TORTE

A rich chocolate cake of Austrian origin, the sachertorte is layers of dense chocolate sponge sandwiching apricot jam and drenched with a thick chocolate coating.

NAMA CHOCOLATE

This Japanese chocolate is closer in texture to a rich fudge than cake itself, although these delicious cubes are cut into squares and dusted with cocoa powder.

LAMINGTON

An Australian cake made with squares of butter cake coated with chocolate and dipped in desiccated coconut, the Lamington has a rich, sweet flavour.

MADJARICA

Chocolate ganache sandwiched between layers of vanilla cake and covered in a creamy chocolate layer, this cake is traditionally served in small rectangular pieces.

TORTA CAPRESE

An Italian cake with a crisp outer shell of chocolate, with a soft and gooey crumb, the torta caprese was discovered by accident.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

A layered chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting, this deliciously dense cake gets its name after American baker, Samuel German’s product Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate.

CHOCOTORTA

A delicious Argentinian cake is made by layering coffee-soaked chocolate cookies with dulce de leche and cream cheese.