Red Wine Chocolate Cake

Name: Red Wine Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces dark chocolate (finely chopped); 3/4 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup red wine (substitute heavy cream); 1 cup cake flour (substitute all purpose flour); 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup vegetable oil (substitute canola oil or light olive oil); 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup red wine

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

This red wine chocolate cake has two layers of moist, chocolate cake smothered with whipped red wine chocolate ganache! The red wine imparts a slightly fruity flavor to the dark chocolate, for the most decadent dessert for date night, Valentine's Day, or any random wine Wednesday!

Updated at: Sat, 23 May 2026 10:52:29 GMT