Chocolate Honey Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    504
based on 7 ratings

A decadent, moist chocolate sponge covered with rich dark chocolate ganache. Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an indulgent treat.

recipe updated 23 Apr. 2025

Ingredients

  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    320 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    115 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    110 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    180 g
  • Brown sugar icon
    Brown sugar
    100 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    50 g
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    200 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • White chocolate chips icon
    White chocolate chips
    150 g
  • Thickened cream icon
    Thickened cream
    160 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Round pan - 18cm (7")

Step preview

  1. Making the cake:
  2. Preheat the oven - 170ºC
  3. Line a tin with parchment paper
  4. Fit the Creaming Beater
  5. Add chocolate into the appliance bowl
  6. Heat until melted - 10 minutes, 60ºC, speed Stir 1
  7. Then add the next ingredients
  8. Mix until creamy - 2 minutes, speed 1
  9. Then add the next ingredients
  10. Mix until incorporated - 1 minute, speed Min
  11. Then add chocolate chips
  12. Mix until combined - 30 seconds, speed Min
  13. Pour the batter into the tin
  14. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean - 45 minutes, 170ºC
  15. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin - 15 minutes
  16. Remove from the tin and let cool completely
  17. Making the ganache:
  18. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Creaming Beater
  19. Add chocolate into the appliance bowl
  20. Heat until melted - 10 minutes, 60ºC, speed Stir 1
  21. Then add cream
  22. Mix until smooth - 5 minutes, speed 1
  23. Let cool slightly
  24. Pour the ganache over the cake and let set
  25. Serve
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