Rich, moist, dark chocolate espresso cake is topped with a thick mocha frosting in this show stopping fancy coffee dessert recipe.

The best chocolate espresso cake

If you are a chocolate and coffee lover, this is the cake for you.

Filled with bold coffee flavor, the decadent double chocolate cake is a fantastic option for elegant dinner parties, fancy birthday parties, or any time you wish to celebrate.

Homemade mocha frosting takes it over the top in deliciousness, or you can frost the cake with white chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, or even caramel frosting instead.

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Easy dark chocolate espresso cake ingredients

The recipe calls for flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, brewed espresso, water, salt, baking soda, applesauce or yogurt, granulated sweetener or sugar (unrefined if desired), vegetable or coconut oil or almond butter, and optional mini chocolate chips.
With no eggs in the batter, this simple cake is already naturally vegan as long as you use applesauce or dairy free yogurt and a plant based frosting.

For a flourless, sugar free, and gluten free espresso cake, use the keto chocolate cake recipe mentioned below, replacing water with an equal amount of brewed espresso.

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How to make the chocolate coffee cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease two ei...