Name: Fudgey Chocolate Brownie Cake with Almond Flour
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: cake
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 cup coconut sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1/4 cup chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon refined coconut oil

This is an overhead image of a brownie cake cut into 16 slices and drizzled with melted chocolate. — Chocolate brownie cake is so fudgey and easy to make in a cake or tart pan! Top it with a drizzle of melted chocolate and enjoy!

Chocolate brownie cake is going to be your new favorite dessert! It’s insanely fudgey and can be made in most cake pans! You can really customize it with fun toppings, or leave it as it (it’s kinda perfect to be honest).

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Chocolate Brownie Cake

This is probably more brownie than cake. Think of it as a brownie in cake form. It’s a brownie in a circle pan. A brownie cut into wedges. It’s a brownie cake.

As I truly wanted to make this as brownie as possible. I didn’t want it to just be another chocolate cake. I made this brownie cake chocolatey, fudgey, decadent, and with a crisp, crinkle top to boot.

Ingredients & Substitutions for Chocolate Brownie Cake

Butter. I love the butter to give this brownie cake a nice, moist, fudgey texture. If you prefer, vegan butter or refined coconut oil, you can definitely sub those in!

Coconut Sugar. This is what’s going to give this brownie cake some sweetness! If you don’t have coconut sugar or what to use something else, another granular sweetener such as white sugar or brown sugar would work!

Eggs. Just using two eggs here. I haven’t tested this with vegan eggs or flax eggs so if you do any experimenting, let me know how it goes!

Vanilla Extract. Just a splash! To be honest, I feel like it’s just impossible to bake anything without vanilla, so just grab your little bottle and throw a splash into the bowl!

Almond Flour. I love using super-fine blanched almond flour because it has a softer texture compared to an almond meal.

Cocoa Powder. To make them chocolatey brownies!!

Salt. To bring out some delicious chocolate flavor!

Chocolate Chips. Some for folding into the cake and some to melt and drizzle on top.

Coconut Oil. I always go for refined coconut oil because it doesn’t have a coconut-y flavor.

What is the best size pan to use?

I use a 10 inch pan with a removable bottom. This makes it easiest to remove the cake from the pan after it cools. If you have a tart pan with a removable bottom, use that!

To be honest, really any pan will work, just adjust your bake time accordingly. You can really have fun playing around with the size! Make this recipe with small, individual tart pans, mini muffins, a smaller, 6 inch cake pan (always with a removable bottom). Keep an eye on them as they bake as time will vary with the the different size pans.

This is an overhead image of a chocolate cake drizzled with melted chocolate. The cake sits on a white background with some of the melted chocolate drizzled onto the white surface.

How to Make Chocolate Brownie Cake

Step 1. Preheat and Prep.

First step is you want to preheat your oven and prep your cake pan. I cut a circle piece of parchment paper out for the bottom of the pan and also sprayed with oil to ensure zero sticking! Since you’re using a removable bottom pan, spraying the sides is really helpful to make sure it doesn’t stick when you glide it out.

Step 2. Mix Together Chocolate Brownie Cake.

Then you want to mix together all the wet ingredients plus the sugar. Once combined, add in the dry ingredients and give it all a mix. Fold in those chocolate chippers! Typically I’d tell you to save some chocolate chips to sprinkle on the top before you bake it (I tend to do this out of habit) but to be honest, you don’t need to! The top is beautiful with a chocolate drizzle, so you really don’t need the chips on top.

Step 3. Bake.

Transfer the batter to the pan and spread it out in an even layer. Pop the cake into the oven and bake!

Step 4. Drizzle.

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Melt the remaining chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.

Once the cake is done baking a cooled for 10 minutes, remove it from the pan. Drizzle the melty chocolate across the cake. I did it first in one direction and then again in the opposite direction to create a criss-cross situation.

Cut into slices and enjoy! I thought 16 skinny slices were a fun size! Check out below for some fun topping ideas!

How to Tell When the Chocolate Brownie Cake is Done Baking

The brownie cake is done baking when you give the pan a shake and the center doesn’t jiggle. You can also touch the center of cake and it is soft yet firm. it should feel pretty set underneath your finger.

It won’t rise too much because it’s a fudgey brownie cake and less of a cakey cake.

Storing Leftover Chocolate Brownie Cake

I love keeping the leftover brownie cake in an airtight container in the fridge. The chocolate drizzle hardens and the cake really sets and gets fudgey as it chills.

Fun Topping Ideas

The melty chocolate drizzle is so fun, but here are some other tasty ideas:

melty peanut butter
vanilla ice cream
whipped cream and strawberries
caramel and pecans
icing and sprinkles!

This is a closeup of a brownie cake cut into triangle slices. The center of the cake is to the left of the image and the right arch of the cake is toward the middle of the image. The cake sits on a white piece of parchment paper and drizzled with melted chocolate.

More chocolate desserts to try!

Recipe

GF Gluten-Free VG Vegetarian