What goes well in a chocolate cake?
Rachel Ellis
Published Mar 28, 2026
What goes well in a chocolate cake?
A chocolatey cake is wonderfully met with a sweet, mild vanilla filling or frosting. Tart, bright fruits such as orange, lemon, or raspberry can work a wonderful contrast with chocolate.
What Flavours can I add to chocolate cake?
Peanut, almond and hazelnut are all great paired with darker chocolate and add a delicious texture dimension whether used in your cake sponge or topping. You can work coffee into all aspects of your chocolate cake – the sponge, buttercream, frosting and decoration.
What are different types of chocolate cake?
There are a huge number of chocolatey recipes out there, so there’s no excuse not to get baking these creations yourself.
- Sachertorte.
- Chocolate fudge cake.
- Chocolate mug cake.
- Chocolate lava cake.
- Chocolate truffle cake.
- Chocolate mud cake.
What flavors go best with chocolate?
Chocolate & Other Foods
| Chocolate Type | Pairings |
|---|---|
| Milk Chocolate | Walnuts, hazelnuts, and pecans Gruyère and Asiago cheese Coconut, orange, apples and cherries Peanut butter, honey and caramel |
| White Chocolate | Blackberries, blueberries, lemon, and lime Macadamia nuts and cashews Caviar Matcha, cardamom and saffron |
Who made first chocolate cake?
The history of chocolate cake goes back to 1764, when Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones. A popular Philadelphia cookbook author, Eliza Leslie, published the earliest chocolate cake recipe in 1847 in The Lady’s Receipt Book.
What do you pair chocolate with?
Chocolate & Other Foods
| Chocolate Type | Pairings |
|---|---|
| Dark Chocolate | Pretzels, potato chips, peanuts and almonds Goat, Parmesan, Chèvre, and Blue cheese Raspberries, grapes, strawberries and bananas. (Dried too!) Fennel, peppers, and pumpkin |
What can I add to chocolate?
Citrus flavors, like orange and lemon, are most traditional, but grapefruit and lime work well too. Tart fruits like cranberries, pomegranates, and even pineapple also pair nicely with chocolate. Other long-time chocolate pairings are almond, coconut, and coffee.
