The perfect rich and sumptuous after meal dessert ideas for your next luncheon

If you are throwing a party or having a get-together for a group of people who tend to skimp on the savory part of lunches and fill up their plates with desserts, we have the perfect after meal dessert. In fact, we have more than three rich chocolate desserts that you can pick from and serve to guests, or, take to a potluck.

1. Chocolate Blackout Cake

Ingredients

For the chocolate cake:

• 360 gm all-purpose flour
• 500 gm granulated sugar
• 180 gm Cadbury Cocoa Powder
• 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 4 eggs
• 340 gm plain Greek yogurt
• 500 ml water
• 100 ml vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 340 gm butter, softened
• 225 gm cream cheese, softened
• 180 gm Cadbury Cocoa Powder
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt
• 840 gm powdered sugar
• 60 ml heavy cream
• 600 gm chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheating your oven to 180°C. Take three 9-inch round cake pans and thoroughly grease with butter.
2. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl and whisk to get rid of any lumps.
3. Take another bowl, and add eggs, yogurt, water, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk carefully until just combined.
4. Divide the batter evenly between your prepared pans.
5. Bake for 35 minutes and test for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of each cake. It should come out with a few moist crumbs or dry. Remove from oven to cool completely.
6. For the frosting, use a stand mixer or hand mixer to beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add cocoa powder, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar while beating. Once mixed, add the heavy cream until you get a smooth mixture.
7. Once cakes are completely cool, stack and frost between layers. Then cover the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
8. Spread chocolate chips on a parchment sheet and roll the frosted cake's sides in it, pressing gently to stick.

2. Rich Chocolate Bundt Cake

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 315 ml brewed coffee
• 90 gm Cadbury cocoa powder
• 445 gm granulated sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 ½ tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs plus 1 yolk
• 315 ml buttermilk
• 250 ml vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 320 gm all-purpose flour (sifted)

For the glaze:

• 170 gm unsweetened chocolate
• 170 gm unsalted butter
• 360 gm powdered sugar
• 120 gm sour cream, room temperature
• 60 ml brewed coffee (cooled)
• 60 ml cream

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and prepare a 10 or 12-cup bundt pan by greasing and flouring it.
2. Add cocoa powder and hot coffee to a small saucepan and heat while whisking continuously until it begins to boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Fix an electric mixer, add sugar, salt, baking soda, and eggs to a bowl, and run it on low speed for one minute.
4. Add buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, to the bowl while the mixer is still running for another one minute until mixed.
5. Gradually add flour to the bowl, while mixing on low speed. Once all added, increase the speed to medium and whisk for two minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.
6. Pour in the cooled coffee-cocoa mixture and mix again until just combined.
7. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake for approximately an hour.
8. To make the glaze, melt chocolate and butter together in a big microwave-safe bowl, until melted, stirring at 30-second intervals.
9. Remove the microwave oven, and whisk in, one at a time, the powdered sugar, sour cream, coffee, and cream until smooth. Pour carefully over the cooled cake.
10. Slice and serve.

3. Chocolate Pots

Ingredients

• 115 gm Cadbury Bournville dark chocolate, chopped
• 115 gm unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 150 gm granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 45 gm all-purpose flour
• A pinch of salt
• 85 gm dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C and butter 4 x 120 ml ramekins or oven-safe pots.
2. Create a double boiler by placing a heat-safe bowl over 1-inch simmering water in a pot. Add the chocolate and butter to the bowl, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
3. Whisk eggs, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl, until combined well. Then fold the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Add flour and salt, and mix until just combined.
4. Divide the batter among the prepared ramekins. Sprinkle chocolate chips over each pot.
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until edges are set but centers remain slightly gooey.
6. Serve the pots warm or chill for an hour and serve.