9 creator recipes compared

9 ways creators make chocolate cake

9 creators, including Ridhima Mathur, Fatima Chehab and Tom Senior, have posted their own version of chocolate cake on Instagram and Facebook. Most of them use all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, milk and vanilla extract. Total time runs from 45 min to 1 hr 40 min. Below, each one is compared on time, ingredients and method, with a link to the full recipe and the original video.

  • 9 versions
  • 9 creators
  • 45 min to 1 hr 40 min
  • Instagram · Facebook

Side by side

From each creator's recipe as we saved it: total time, servings, ingredient count, cooking method, and what no other version uses.

  1. Ridhima Mathur1 hr 15 min

    Decadent Eggless Matilda Chocolate Cake

    Serves
    8
    Ingredients
    9
    Method
    Oven · Microwave
    Only this one
    semi-sweet chocolate chips
  2. Fatima Chehab1 hr 15 min

    Simple Moist Chocolate Cake

    Serves
    8
    Ingredients
    9
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    No unique ingredients
  3. Tom Senior45 min

    Goey Protein Chocolate Cake

    Serves
    1
    Ingredients
    7
    Method
    Oven · Microwave
    Only this one
    grounded oats, banana, cacao and protein powder
  4. Dr Emily Prpa PhD1 hr 40 min

    Healthy Chocolate Truffle Cake

    Serves
    8
    Ingredients
    13
    Method
    Oven · Microwave · Blender
    Only this one
    sweet potato, ground almonds, tahini and maple syrup
  5. Nahlahrsl50 min

    Chocolate Moist Cake with Dark Chocolate Crèmeux and Cream Cheese Filling

    Serves
    12
    Ingredients
    19
    Method
    Oven · Simmered
    Only this one
    yogurt, hot water, instant coffee and cream cheese
  6. Mary Berry45 min

    Chocolate Reflection Cake

    Serves
    8
    Ingredients
    12
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    boiling water, self-raising flour, baking spread and gelatin sheets
  7. Scott Loitsch1 hr

    The Best Chocolate Cake

    Serves
    12
    Ingredients
    16
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    dutch-processed cocoa powder, stout, espresso powder and butter
  8. Mrs. Brown’s Kitchen1 hr

    Zucchini Chocolate Cake

    Serves
    12
    Ingredients
    10
    Method
    Oven · Blender
    Only this one
    mini chocolate chips and zucchini
  9. abyz1 hr 5 min

    Chocolate Cake with Whipped Chocolate Ganache

    Serves
    8
    Ingredients
    14
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    white granulated sugar and coffee powder

What most versions share

In most of them

  • all-purpose flour
  • granulated sugar
  • baking powder
  • milk
  • vanilla extract
  • eggs
  • dark chocolate
  • cocoa powder

Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ

  • Ridhima Mathur is the only one to use semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  • Tom Senior is the only one to use grounded oats, banana, cacao and protein powder.
  • Dr Emily Prpa PhD is the only one to use sweet potato, ground almonds, tahini and maple syrup.
  • Nahlahrsl is the only one to use yogurt, hot water, instant coffee and cream cheese.
  • Mary Berry is the only one to use boiling water, self-raising flour, baking spread and gelatin sheets.
  • Scott Loitsch is the only one to use dutch-processed cocoa powder, stout, espresso powder and butter.
  • Mrs. Brown’s Kitchen is the only one to use mini chocolate chips and zucchini.
  • abyz is the only one to use white granulated sugar and coffee powder.
  • Ridhima Mathur, Tom Senior and Dr Emily Prpa PhD use the microwave; the others don't.
  • Dr Emily Prpa PhD and Mrs. Brown’s Kitchen use a blender; the others don't.
  • Only Nahlahrsl simmers, poaches or braises.
  • Nahlahrsl serves it with cake batter.
  • Mary Berry serves it with mirror icing.
  • Scott Loitsch serves it with cake batter and chocolate buttercream.
  • abyz serves it with whipped ganache.
  • Tom Senior takes the least time (45 min); Dr Emily Prpa PhD the most (1 hr 40 min).
  • Tom Senior uses the shortest ingredient list (7); Nahlahrsl the longest (19).

The other 8 versions

How this comparison works

Every version here was saved from the creator's own public video and turned into a structured recipe card. The comparison reads only those cards: ingredients, steps, times and servings. We haven't cooked these side by side or ranked them on taste.

Reposts and the same video saved twice count once. Times and servings come from each recipe card; short videos don't always state them, so treat them as a guide. Every version links to the creator's original video.

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