The best chocolate cake recipe from Germany – try it now!

Apr 13, 2026 Lecker mit Sophie Mayer
Cherry cake with chocolate sponge! The best recipe from Germany!
Friends, today we're preparing a true German classic – cherry cake with chocolate sponge 🍒🍫. Delicate chocolate sponge, juicy cherries, and a perfect balance of flavors.
This is one of the best recipes from Germany that will delight you from the very first bite. Let's bake!

Recipe and ingredients:
✅ For the dough:
4 eggs.
150 g sugar.
A pinch of salt.
120 g flour.
30 g cocoa powder.
30 g cornstarch.
1 tsp baking powder.
Baking pan (28 x 18 cm).
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (356 °F) for 25–30 minutes.
✅ For the cherry jam:
500g cherries.
100g sugar.
✅ For the cream:
600g cream cheese.
Vanilla sugar (to taste).
400 g cream (33% fat).
100g icing sugar.
Impregnation: Cherry juice.
Decoration: Chocolate shavings.

Recipe #2
A friend from Switzerland taught me this recipe! It's a heavenly chocolate cake!
Ingredients:
✅ For the chocolate filling:
280g condensed milk.
220g dark chocolate.
Heat while stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted.
300 g cream (33-36%).
Chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.

✅ For the sponge cake base:
80 g flour.
20 g cocoa.
1 tsp baking powder.
3 eggs.
1 pinch of salt.
80 g sugar.
30 ml vegetable oil.
50 ml milk.
Pour into a 20 cm baking tin.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 25-30 minutes.

✅ For watering:
100 ml milk.
10 g cocoa.
35 g of whisky (cognac, rum, brandy or strong coffee).

If you enjoyed this recipe, please like the video, leave a comment telling us what occasion you would bake this cake for, and subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any new delicious recipes. See you soon in my kitchen! 🍰
Enjoy your meal! 😋
________________________________________
My friends, if you enjoyed this video, you can help develop the channel:
📢 Share the recipe with your friends and leave a comment. I'll be happy! Thank you so much.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don't miss any new videos.
/ @leckermitsophiemayer
Already subscribed?! 🔔 Press the call button to be notified about new videos.
_________________________________________
“Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound”.
_________________________________________


#recipes #cakes #delicious_with_sophie_mayer
Explore the podcast

928 episodes
Lecker mit Sophie Mayer
Lecker mit Sophie Mayer

Podcasts
Transcript
Follow along using the transcript.


Show transcript

Lecker mit Sophie Mayer
989K subscribers
Videos
About
true
11:21
Chocolate cake recipe! Light sponge cake with cream, fruit & nuts
by Lecker mit Sophie Mayer