3 baked fudgy chocolate cakes in loaf pans. one is sliced on parchment paper on a cutting board with a knife

The One Bowl Rich, Fudgy Chocolate Cake for Pesach

It’s that good, rich, fudgy chocolate cake that’s easy to make and can’t go wrong.

If you’re looking for a brownie, we’ve got that perfect, easy-to-make mix-in-the-9×13-inch-pan Pesach brownie right here.

This is a bit different. It’s that amazing fudgy type of chocolate cake that’s just so full of good, pure chocolate.

And it’s good either hot, at room temperature, and even straight from the freezer.  

You tell from the picture that it’s the type of chocolate cake that’s your favorite. 

And it’s just as easy to make as our classic Pesach brownie. So let’s do it!

This will need two bowls because we are melting chocolate in one.

If you have glass Pyrex bowls like these, that’s a bonus because you can put it right over your double boiler for easy melting. You can also melt chocolate in a measuring cup as described in our post on The Best Measuring Cups.

After you’ve whisked together the oil and sugars,  

add the melted chocolate.

There is no potato starch in this cake. 

Add the ground nuts, cocoa, and salt.

Mix well!

Finally, add the chopped chocolate.

Mix.

Now, about these pans. While you can simply bake this in a 9×13, when you have a rich dessert like this, you don’t need to serve a lot. We think it’s very practical to rather make 3 smaller cakes (using 2 lb loaf pans) so you can take one out of the freezer fresh each time you want to serve it! This way, it actually gets finished and there’s no cake left getting stale on the counter.

Another bonus: Pesach cakes tend to fall; in a loaf pan they fall less. Also, we tested it lined and unlined, and they both came out of the pan. If you want to serve the whole loaf, rather than slice by slice, then it will be easier to remove from the lined pan.

3 baked fudgy chocolate cakes in loaf pans. one is sliced on parchment paper on a cutting board with a knife
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5 from 2 votes

The One Bowl Rich, Fudgy Chocolate Cake for Pesach

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar or sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar (optional)
  • ¾ cup oil
  • 7 oz (200 grams) bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 cup ground almonds or filberts
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • dash of salt
  • 3.5 oz (100 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Using a fork or a whisk, mix well. Stir in oil, then melted chocolate. Fold in ground nuts, cocoa, and salt. Stir to combine. Mix in the chopped chocolate.
  • Pour into greased pans (we used 3 2-lb loaf pans). Bake for 30-35 minutes.
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22 responses to “The One Bowl Rich, Fudgy Chocolate Cake for Pesach”

  1. Chani Avatar
    Chani

    Can you substitute with almond flour?

  2. Yael Avatar
    Yael

    What percentage of cocoa is considered bittersweet? 70%?

    1. Gitty Avatar
      Gitty

      I would think lower but also baking chocolate is usually labeled, “bitter sweet”

  3. Esti Avatar
    Esti

    Is there brown sugar in the recipe? It looks like there is in the picture but don’t see it in the list of ingredients

    1. Between Carpools Avatar

      We included it in ‘sugar’, but separated the two now.

      1. CF Avatar
        CF

        5 stars
        This came out great! Perfect texture and sweetness.

  4. Gitty Avatar
    Gitty

    You guys are on fire this season! Each recipe that you are sharing looks better than the one before. Thanks so much!!

  5. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    5 stars
    Yum!! I am so excited to start cooking for yom tov, thanks to between carpools!! You guys are amazing!!

  6. EL Avatar
    EL

    This looks yumm…
    can you pppplllleeeaaasseee post healthy recipes??
    So many of us are struggling with our weight, want to be healthy, talk about it but…are faced with unhealthy recipes left and right!
    Would be so happy if you posted something healthy:)

  7. Allergy Mom Avatar
    Allergy Mom

    All your baking recipes look delicious and so tempting!
    As a mom of a child with nut allergies, baking for Pesach is even more challenging as almost all the new recipes use almond flour. Any great, no fail, BCP recipes for those of us who make a Nut Free Pesach?

  8. Mandy Avatar
    Mandy

    Are the nuts necessary or just for added texture/flavor? Would love to be able to leave out for allergy purposes. Thanks!

  9. M Avatar
    M

    Hi is there anything to put instead of the chocolate, we don’t use chocolate on pesach?

    1. Esty Avatar
      Esty

      Ha! Good one

      1. Dinah Avatar
        Dinah

        Believe it or not, a lot of people actually don’t eat chocolate on Pesach…:)
        Horror, I know….!;)

  10. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Almond flour same as ground almonds?

    1. Between Carpools Avatar

      The texture of almond flour is finer (and they are ground without the peel on). Ground almonds may affect the texture when used instead of almond flour.

  11. rivki berenbaum Avatar
    rivki berenbaum

    Recipe looks yum. Can I substitute regular sugar for brown sugar?

  12. Tamar Avatar
    Tamar

    This recipe looks amazing!! cant wait to try it!!

  13. Mia Avatar
    Mia

    Looks delish! Is there a way to make this a little more cakey less fudgy?

  14. Shulamit Lichtenstein Avatar
    Shulamit Lichtenstein

    Thanks for all your spot- on content. Just a tip for those who find double boilers awkward – I put chocolate chips in a foil pan on the hotplate.
    Enjoy!

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