Ultimate One-Bowl Chocolate Dessert Cake

I am going to make it right now!!!

very nice cake, although it needs 2 be cooked for about 70 mins not 40

definitely the easiest and best tasting chocolate cake ever !!

I made this for my sons 7th birthday and he said .. THIS IS THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER !!! I will be making it again for sure.!!!

Can anyone tell me what would be a preferred substitute for the almond meal in this recipe, my boyfriend and his brother are very allergic and i would like to make this for a family dinner

I make this cake at least once a week my family and friends love it , I only cook it for the 40 minutes it comes out still a bit runny but I have found it set’s in the fridge while it it’s cooling .

I used 70% cocoa. Cooked 40 mins. perfect.

After reading all the reviews I was a bit scared to cook the cake.... but as I had all the ingredients and I was making it for my husbands birthday I made it..... I cooked it for 1 hour and I used just dark cooking chocolate.... It turned out beatifully... will make it again...

I did this cake the other day and It absolutely amazing. Everyone loved it! . Mine was cooked in 40 mins perfectly. I'm taking the recipe to cook it for my family and friends in Brazil. I'm sure they will love it as I did!

I made this 2 weeks ago and didn't have a problem with the 40 mins to cook.. My oven is fanforced though. Gave a slice to brother & sister-in-law and have been kikcing goals ever since. Go Donna. Love the show (and you)....xx....xx....

Hi everyone, Thanks for the feedback. We have been in touch with Donna Hay and wanted to provide the following advice - The desired consistency of this cake is very fudgy. It is recommended to use a chocolate with 40% - 60% cocoa solids and to leave in the fridge until cold, as this is a dessert cake that needs to “set”. Hope this helps. Happy cooking!

Just made this cake and it is amazing! So rich and moist. Only 5 mins to put together. Mine was cooked after the 40mins (and I have a slow gas oven). I didn't cover it with Foil so maybe that was the key.

Hi I too made this cake for mother's day. I cooked it for one hour, (as it was very runny after 40 mins), the middle was still wet, but the outside had firmed up. I then let it cool in the tin and put it in the fridge for an hour (don't really know if it needed this, but based on the show I followed this step). The cake was perefect. Very moist and rich, not runny at all.

Grateful for everyone's comments as my oven is gas, fan forced, and slow at the best of times so will give it extra time in. Hope I get it right.

I cooked this over the weekend for Mother's Day as well. Cookde mine for 40 minutes exactly and it was cooked all the way through with no problems. I did mine in a 26cm quiche pan instead of a cake pan. Served it with raspberry sauce, choc-coated raspberries and whipped cream. It was delicious. In between a choc mud cake and brownie, not as light as a choc cake.

Definitely needs longer than 40 mins. I put it back in the oven for another 10 mins. It was edible but I felt it should have been cooked longer. Or maybe needs to be cooked at a higher temp. Definitely has the potential to be an absolutely awesome dessert if i can get the timing/ temp sorted. Will try again soon.

Made this cake today for Mothers Day. Saw Donna Hay cook it on her show and followed her instructions to a"T". Cooked it for 40 minutes and it still seemed runny in the middle so cooked it for another 10 minutes. It still seemed runny, but thought that maybe it was supposed to set in the fridge. Went out for lunch and had the whole family back for afternoon tea. What a disaster. The middle of the cake was not cooked at all. Great Mothers Day desert!!!! Surely there must be something wrong with the temperature or the timing. Donna Hay could you please explain???

Just made this cake in a fan forced oven and gave it an extra 10 minutes as it was slightly gooey. Now we think it could be over cooked. Forgot to put on the foil! Oops. Maybe it does set in the fridge. Smells good.

I just made this cake and must say i am disappointed that at 40 minutes the cake was still runny inside. The show didn't say anything about this as she brought it out of the fridge. Mine has now been in the fridge for 1 hour and still gooey. Can someone please clarify this. Donna Hay surely wouldn't have a recipe and a TV show saying 40 minutes if that wasn't correct???

Made this one last weekend. Mine was in for about DOUBLE the time stated (all in all about 80mins) and seemed to be just right.... At the 40 min mark it was still mostly liquid.

When I saw this cake being cooked on the show, Donna Hay didn't show us the cake when it came out of the oven. She only showed the cake after it had cooled in the fridge for a couple of hours. So, it's hard to know whether the cake is supposed to be a bit runny, and that it sets in the fridge. Comments would be appreciated.

i am baking it at the moment. After 40 minutes, the cake was still runny. I have given it an extra 25 minutes. I will let it cool in the tin and then refrigerate it for 2 hours in the tin (as seen on the Lifestyle program), then will take it out and sprinkle with cocoa powder. Praying that it turns out beautiful.

I made this cake for guests last night and I also agree with the previous comment that it took quite a lot longer to cook than the recipe stated but once it came out it was fabulous. I think I actually ended up putting it in for an extra half hour.

Made this cake last night. Very yummy although it took a lot longer to cook than time quoted in recipe. Started to get a bit anxious. Perfect in the eating.