Different Types of Chocolate Cake

Published on August 15th, 2024

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What are the different types of chocolate cake?
German Chocolate Cake
Cookies & Cream Cake
Chocolate Blackout Cake
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate Doberge Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cheesecake

LEARN WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Nothing hits quite like a slice of moist, rich chocolate cake with luscious chocolate frosting. No matter if it’s made with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa powder, or melted chocolate, we give in to our chocolate cravings every time.

We take a slice out of classic chocolate cake and all its variations. Grab a glass of cold milk because we’re serving up all you need to know about the different types of chocolate cake, including what is in each cake and how each is made.

What are the different types of chocolate cake?

We love chocolate cake a choco-lot. These types of chocolate cake are choco-lit and a piece of cake to devour:

German Chocolate Cake
Cookies & Cream Cake
Chocolate Blackout Cake
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate Doberge Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cheesecake

German Chocolate Cake

German chocolate cake is layered chocolate cake frosted with coconut-pecan frosting. The world first learned of this delicious cake in 1957 when a recipe was printed in The Dallas Morning News.

Despite its name, this cake did not originate in Germany. The cake was the creation of homemaker Mrs. George Clay, who named the cake after its key ingredient, Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate.

Savannah's Candy Kitchen German Chocolate Cake

Savannah’s Candy Kitchen’s German Chocolate Cake

Stan Strickland’s cake and candy shop Savannah’s Candy Kitchen is known for its pralines and pecans, but the Savannah, Georgia, bakery also bakes an impressive German Chocolate Cake. This 8-in. golden beauty is drizzled with a cross-hatch of chocolate ganache.

Brown Sugar Bakery German Chocolate 4-Layer Cake

Since 2002, Chicago’s Brown Sugar Bakery has been baking superlative Southern-style cakes like their German Chocolate 4-Layer Cake. This 6-lb coconut-covered cake is bursting with dark chocolate, caramel, coconut, and pecans.

Cookies & Cream Cake

Since the OREO cookie was introduced in 1912, cookies and milk have never been the same. The iconic crunchy chocolate sandwich cookie with a vanilla cream center is delicious on its own, but it’s amazing when used in a cake. While it’s unclear who came up with the idea for Cookies & Cream Cake, we’re so thankful someone did.

Chesapeake Bay Gourmet Cookies & Cream Smith Island Cake

Chesapeake Bay Gourmet in Jessup, Maryland, specializes in making Mid-Atlantic specialties, including Smith Island Cake. Smith Island Cake, an 8-10 layer yellow cake with chocolate frosting, is Maryland’s official state cake.
Inspired by a Hungarian Dobos Torte, Chesapeake Bay Gourmet’s 7-in. Cookies & Cream Smith Island Cake is 10 thin layers of chocolate cake, each slathered with cookies & cream icing.

Icebox Cafe Cookies & Cream Cake

Miami, Florida’s Icebox Cafe is known for its classic American comfort food and those in the know always save room for their legendary desserts like Cookies & Cream Cake. Each 8-in. Cookies & Cream Cake is 4.5 lbs. of dark chocolate cake and whipped cream with chocolate cookie crumbs. The cake is garnished with chocolate cream sandwich cookies.

Chocolate Blackout Cake

Chocolate Blackout Cake or Brooklyn Blackout Cake is a chocolate-chocolate cake and frosting combo created in Brooklyn during World War II. The cake is an iconic NYC treat and an homage to mandatory blackouts that protected Brooklyn Navy Yard during the war. The now-shuttered Ebinger’s bakery first baked this chocolate layer cake with chocolate frosting and cake crumbs.

Brooklyn Blackout Company Brooklyn Blackout Cake

Brooklyn Blackout Cake is iconic. It’s not surprising that Brooklyn Blackout Company makes one of the most memorable Brooklyn Blackout Cakes. Each 8-in. Brooklyn Blackout Cake is a hefty 2.5 lbs. of moist, delicate, super chocolate cake generously frosted with rich chocolate buttercream and Brooklyn love.

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Kenny & Ziggy’s Delicatessen Black Out Cake

Houston, Texas’, New York-style deli Kenny & Ziggy Delicatessen makes a Brooklyn Blackout Cake that is out of this world. Kenny & Ziggy’s Delicatessen’s 8-in. Black Out Cake is layers of deep dark chocolate frosted with blackout fudge icing.

Chocolate Mousse Cake

Chocolate Mousse Cake is made of chocolate mousse, a light, airy, whipped dessert made of chocolate, egg yolks, sugar, and whipping cream. Chocolate Mousse Cake has its origins in 18th century France. There are as many versions as there are creative bakers and chefs whipping up these fabulous foamy cakes.

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Porto’s Bakery Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake

Rosa Porto used family recipes from her childhood to make cakes, first in Cuba and later in Los Angeles, California. Today, her legacy lives on through her children and grandchildren who make classics like Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake.

The Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake is 3 layers of moist chocolate cake sandwiched with silky chocolate mousse. This masterpiece is topped with whipped chocolate ganache and adorned with white and dark chocolate crispy pearls.

Porto's Bakery Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake

Chocolate Doberge Cake

Doberge cake is a quintessential New Orleans cake. Pronounced “doh-bash,” these cakes with 6 or more layers feature pudding in between each tiny cake layer. Chocolate Doberge Cake is topped with buttercream and fondant or a glaze.

New Orleans baker Beulah Ledner invented Doberge Cake in the early 20th century. The cake, which is based on a Hungarian Dobos torte, a sponge cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, quickly became a regional specialty.

Gambino’s Bakery King Cakes Chocolate Doberge Cake

The inventor of Doberge Cake sold her bakery and recipes to Joe Gambino, who opened Gambino’s Bakery King Cakes in New Orleans in 1949. Gambino’s Bakery is famous for its king cakes as well as their Chocolate Doberge Cakes. Each 8-in. Chocolate Doberge Cake is 6 layers of butter cake filled with thin layers of custard and frosted with buttercream and chocolate fondant icing.

Debbie Does Doberge Chocolate Doberge Cake

New Orleans’ Debbie Does Doberge, founded by Charlotte McGehee and Charles Mary IV, whips up a legendary Chocolate Doberge Cake. Each 8-in cake features 7 white cake layers and 6 chocolate pudding layers. A delicious chocolate fondant icing is poured over this tall cake for the perfect Southern cake.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

One of the most delicious flavor combinations ever is chocolate and peanut butter. We have H.B. Reese to thank for this. In 1928, he created chocolate peanut butter cups in his basement and the rest is delicious history.

It wasn’t long before REESE’s Peanut Butter cups became a popular treat and bakers began making their own chocolate peanut butter desserts like Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, chocolate layer cake frosted with creamy peanut butter frosting.

Edgar’s Bakery Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Husband-and-wife Terry and Dottie Smith opened Edgar’s Bakery in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1998 and have since expanded across Alabama thanks to their amazing treats like Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake.

Each 8-in. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is layers of chocolate chip-infused chocolate cake topped with creamy peanut butter icing and decorated with chocolate ganache.

LAVO 20 Layer Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

No meal at LAVO is complete without their famous 20 Layer Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake. Chef Partner Ralph Scamardella’s Italian restaurant makes its 7-in. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake with chocolate devil’s food cake and peanut butter mascarpone. It’s adorned with chocolate ganache and chocolate ribbons with crunchy peanut brittle on the side.

Chocolate Cake

Mexico is the birthplace of chocolate. It wasn’t until the 18th century that Americans decided they enjoyed slicing into chocolate cake rather than sipping on chocolate beverages. Chocolate cake box mixes were introduced in the early 20th century, contributing to making chocolate cake a popular cake flavor.

Sugar Avenue Chocolate Cake

Ed Crenshaw spent two decades baking cakes for Memphis, Tennessee’s, top restaurants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his daughter, Miller Cowan, convinced him to start his own bakery, Sugar Avenue.

Ed passed away in 2022, and his children continue to create their father’s famous cakes, like Chocolate Cake. Each 6-in. Chocolate Cake is made with super-premium ingredients and lots of creamy chocolate icing.

Duff Goldman Ultimate Chocolate Cake

“Ace of Cakes” Duff Goldman bakes cakes at Baltimore, Maryland’s Charm City Cakes that are equally delicious and creative. His 6-in. Ultimate Chocolate Cake is 4 layers of moist chocolate cake filled with creamy chocolate mousse. This dreamy cake is topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and decorated with gold and chocolate sprinkles, chocolate nonpareils, and chocolate ganache.

Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate cheesecake is made with chocolate, cream, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. This creamy, sweet, and tangy cake was first made in Greece in the fifth century B.C

East Side Cheesecake “Triple Chocolate Love Affair” Chocolate Cheesecake

Julia Tokarz and Gregory Lay combined their talents to create Los Angeles’ East Side Cheesecake in 2019. Julia uses her mom’s Christmas cheesecake recipe and Gregory uses his homemade fresh cream cheese to turn out creamy, dreamy cheesecakes.

East Side Cheesecake’s 5-lb. “Triple Chocolate Love Affair” Chocolate Cheesecake begins with a thick, dark chocolate graham cracker crust. Their milk chocolate cheesecake is topped with dark chocolate ganache, chocolate sprinkles, and milk chocolate chips.

Little Grace Bakery Dutch Chocolate Basque Burnt Cheesecake

Founded in 2020 by Grace Street, New York City’s Little Grace Bakery specializes in Basque Burnt Cheesecake, a hybrid New York- and Japanese-style cheesecake. Little Grace Bakery’s gluten-free Dutch Chocolate Basque Cheesecake is a custardy, crustless, Dutch chocolate cheesecake that is unbelievably soft and creamy.