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Our family has a mutual understanding that, although we might have outgrown Easter egg hunts, never under any circumstances shall we outgrow chocolate Easter eggs, particularly if they are piled atop Triple Chocolate Easter Cake.

Top this fudgy Triple Chocolate Cake with milk chocolate eggs and you have an instant Easter Cake! Simple, beautiful, and a MUST BAKE for chocolate lovers! @wellplated
Although my Grammy stopped hiding Easter eggs years ago, to the great appreciation (and relief) of her family members, she has maintained the role of Easter Bunny. Each year, she leaves a selection of candy beside our plates at Easter dinner, and we walk away with enough chocolate Easter eggs to satisfy our sweet teeth for weeks.

Today, I’m stepping in for the Easter Bunny (and Grammy) by delivering an Easter cake that will please chocolate lovers of all tribes. Whether you are a dark, milk, or white chocolate devotee, this triple chocolate Easter cake will have you polishing your plate while wishing you’d cut yourself a larger piece.

The BEST Triple Chocolate Layer Cake. Fudgy dark chocolate cake with white chocolate frosting and milk chocolate truffles on top. The best chocolate cake I've ever baked by far! @wellplated

About This Chocolate Easter Cake

Two layers of moist, decadent dark chocolate cake, slathered with fluffy white chocolate buttercream, and topped with milk chocolate truffle eggs, this triple chocolate cake would have even the Easter Bunny licking his paws. The cake crumb is tender and fudgy, the layers tall and proud, and the presentation beautiful. It’s everything I could ask for in my chocolate cake, with extra chocolate on top!

This recipe is INCREDIBLE. Triple Chocolate Easter Cake. A homemade chocolate cake with THREE kinds of chocolate, topped with chocolate Easter eggs. Perfect Easter dessert to wow your guests! @wellplated

The most essential component to baking a chocolate cake that will wow the crowd is the quality of the chocolate itself. I used Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate for the chocolate cake layers and Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE White Chocolate for the white chocolate buttercream frosting. Both taste outstanding, are ideal for baking, and give the cake a rich, pure chocolate flavor.

A STUNNING homemade Easter cake with triple chocolate! @wellplated

I’m usually more of a cake-over-frosting kind of girl, but this white chocolate buttercream is an exception. Its creamy, light flavor delicately enhances the dark chocolate cake layers, so don’t be afraid to pile it on thick.

To give the triple chocolate cake a festive Easter look, I sprinkled coconut on top in the shape of a nest, then arranged Lindt LINDOR milk chocolate truffle mini eggs in the center. Since I typically gravitate towards dark chocolate, this was my first time trying the milk chocolate eggs. Oh. My. Word. I didn’t think I liked milk chocolate, but it turns out, I’ve just been eating the wrong kind. The milk chocolate truffle eggs are melt-in-your-mouth creamy without being overly sweet, and I haven’t been able to keep my hand out of the bag.

Triple Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream. This is a MUST for all chocolate lovers! @wellplated

For a final chocolate touch (because why go for chocolate three ways when we can squeeze in a fourth?), I nestled a Lindt GOLD BUNNY beside the cake. My Grammy always places a few of these iconic chocolates at our Easter table, and they are a fun way to make this Easter cake even more festive.

If you are not yet convinced to bake this triple chocolate Easter cake, I have one final endorsement. My sister and baby niece came to visit over the weekend, and when my sister came to the painful realization that she wouldn’t be able to carry a slice of the cake onto the plane with her (apparently extra diapers take luggage priority), she reached a fork into the fridge and took one last large, wistful bite…at 7:45 a.m. as we rushed to the airport!

To make a beautiful Easter cake, decorate the top with chocolate eggs like in this Triple Chocolate Easter Cake recipe @wellplated

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The BEST homemade chocolate cake you will ever bake: Fudgy Triple Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream @wellplated

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Triple Chocolate Easter Cake

5 from 4 votes
The most moist, decadent triple chocolate cake, topped with flaked coconut and chocolate Easter eggs. A simple, beautiful Easter cake that's to die for!

Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 2 hours

Servings: 12 large slices

Ingredients
  

For the Dark Chocolate Cake Layers:

  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder  plus additional for dusting the pans
  • 1 1/4 cups hot brewed coffee
  • 2 1/2 ounces  Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate finely chopped
  • tablespoons  unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • cups  granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 large whole egg
  • 2/3 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 3/4  teaspoons  baking powder
  • 3/4  teaspoon  baking soda
  • 3/4  teaspoon kosher salt

For the White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

  • 6 ounces Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE White Chocolate finely chopped (do not substitute white chocolate chips or candy melts)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) softened to room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

For Decorating the Cake:

  • Sweetened flaked coconut about 1/4 cup or so
  • Lindt LINDOR Milk Chocolate Truffle Mini Eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 2, 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line the bottoms with parchment paper, then spray again. Dust the pans with cocoa powder, then tap out the excess.
  • Sift 2/3 cup cocoa powder into the bottom of a medium mixing bowl. Pour the hot coffee over the top, then add the finely chopped 70% chocolate. Stir until the mixture is completely smooth. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter for 30 seconds, then add the sugar and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 1 full minute. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the whole egg and beat again until fully incorporated. Add the Greek yogurt and beat for a full 2 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture, then beat gently to combine. Add half of the chocolate coffee mixture, beat to combine, then continue adding the next 1/3 of the flour mixture, the remaining 1/2 of the cocoa mixture, then the final 1/3 of the flour mixture, combining well between each addition. Beat the batter just until the ingredients are blended.  Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
  • Bake the cake layers for 32-36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Place the pans on a wire rack. Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then gently remove the cakes from the pans and transfer to the wire rack to cool completely. Discard the parchment paper.
  • To prepare the white chocolate buttercream frosting: Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, watching carefully so that the chocolate doesn't burn. When the chocolate has almost completely melted, remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Let cool to room temperature. In a medium bowl, beat the butter on medium speed for 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the sifted powdered sugar. Once combined, add the melted and cooled white chocolate, then increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the frosting for 2 minutes, until creamy. Add the almond extract, and salt. Beat for 30 seconds, until well combined and smooth.
  • If necessary, trim the top of a cake layer so that it is relatively flat. Place the bottom layer of the cake on a serving plate or cake stand, flat side down. Tuck wax paper strips all the way around the bottom edges of the cake so that they poke out of the bottom. Spread white chocolate frosting over the top of the cake layer, then gently place the next cake layer on top, flat-side down. Spread top of cake with desired amount of remaining frosting. Sprinkle flaked coconut in the center to create a "nest," then decorate with mini chocolate eggs. Store in the refrigerator, but let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature prior to serving.

Notes

Cover leftover Triple Chocolate Easter Cake tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Let come to room temperature prior to serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1(of 12), without truffle mini eggsCalories: 482kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 211mgFiber: 4gSugar: 55g

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Hi, I'm Erin Clarke, and I'm fearlessly dedicated to making healthy food that's affordable, easy-to-make, and best of all DELISH. I'm the author and recipe developer here at wellplated.com and of The Well Plated Cookbook. I adore both sweets and veggies, and I am on a mission to save you time and dishes. WELCOME!

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  1. Erin you really outdid yourself on this one! It looks so beautiful and chocolatey! I love frosting too, but I appreciate that you left the sides of this cake unfrosted. It gives the cake a more festive look. :)

    1. Thanks so much Marina! I had originally intended to frost the whole thing, but fell in love with it just as it was, unfrosted. I’m glad you appreciate it too :)

  2. Love that you went with a chocolate Easter cake! I feel like I see a lot of carrot and coconut, but not so much chocolate – which is crazy! Chocolate bunnies, hello! :)

  3. Oh my god!!!!! This looks absolutely delicious!  I love the layered look (I’m not a fan of covering a cake completely in icing) and those couple of Easter eggs on top are gorgeous.   Mouthwatering!

        1. Erika, I’m sorry, but I do not! I don’t have experience with high altitude baking. If you want to try the cake, I would suggest following the guidelines that you use for other chocolate cake recipes. I’m sorry I can’t help you more!

  4. Thank goodness for grandmas and all the sweet treats they give/make for us on holidays! This cake is so pretty and I love all the chocolate goodness in and on it!

  5. This cake looks beyond delicious and I love your cute Easter decorations! I can never get enough chocolate cake :)

  6. The cake was delicious! Thanks for the great recipe. Everyone loved it, and I’ll definitely be making it again! Thanks Erin :) 5 stars

    1. Carlin, I am SO happy to hear this! Thanks so much for trying the recipe and taking time to leave your review. It means a lot and is so helpful to others too!

  7. Hi Erin, I’m marie from India and I just happened to come by your website and found it mind-blowing.

    I really want to try this Triple Chocolate Easter cake this Easter, which is just around the corner so I’m hoping you’d reply soon enough to allow me the pleasure to do so :)

    The biggest issue is the measurement conversions as we are familiar with grams and the usage of ounce and cups dont give us exact measures. So may i request to kindly send in the grams conversion for the ingredients or alternatively send me your measurement chart from where i can deduct the measure in grams.

    Look forward to hearing from you soon so i can try it out once before Easter and then make it on the D-day!

    Wishing you a happy Easter in advance.

    warm wishes.

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words, Marie! Unfortunately, I don’t have the information for this recipe in grams. You should be able to find some charts online that will help you convert the ingredient amounts. I hope this helps!

  8. I made this cake yesterday. The cake came out beautiful – the layers rose nicely and finished just when expected. I screwed up a bit on the frosting, so it wasn’t as good, but the cake was nicely dark and chocolate-y, not overly sweet, and had a great texture. I would make it again, just paying more attention to the frosting recipe ;)5 stars