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Cake, chocolate, not filled, homemade

Chocolate cake is a baked food made with chocolate or cocoa. The figures here describe homemade chocolate cake without a filling, based on a recipe. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, it contains 51g of carbohydrate, including 29g of sugars, and 24g of fat, including 8.3g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring these as part of their overall diet. Homemade cakes can vary in composition depending on the ingredients and recipe used. Full nutrient figures, including energy, protein, salt, vitamins and minerals, are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

438 kcal

Energy

1835 kJ

Fat

24g

of which saturates

8.3g

Carbohydrate

51g

of which sugars

29g

Protein

7.3g

Salt

0.88g

Water

15g

Cholesterol

97mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin K1

0.31µg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.09mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.15mg

Niacin (B3)

0.6mg

Vitamin B6

0.07mg

Vitamin B12

0.8µg

Folate

12µg

Calcium

63mg

Iron

1.8mg

Magnesium

48mg

Phosphorus

205mg

Potassium

200mg

Sodium

351mg

Zinc

1mg

Copper

0.4mg

Other types of cake

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Cake, chocolate, with butter icing, homemade

452 kcal

5.8g

25g

–

Cake, Swiss rolls, chocolate covered and filled, retail

414 kcal

4.5g

23g

3.1g

Cake, carrot, with topping, homemade

346 kcal

4g

21g

1.5g

Cake, cherry, homemade

398 kcal

5g

14g

–

Cake, chocolate fudge

358 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate, with filling and icing, retail

413 kcal

4.5g

24g

2.9g

Cake, coconut, homemade

423 kcal

6.7g

22g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, homemade

349 kcal

4g

11g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, iced, homemade

355 kcal

3.7g

9.6g

–

Cake, fruit, wholemeal, homemade

366 kcal

5.8g

14g

–

Cake, lardy, homemade

369 kcal

6.7g

16g

2.3g

Cake, sponge, fatless, homemade

292 kcal

9.9g

5.6g

1.2g

Cake, sponge, homemade

463 kcal

6.4g

26g

1.1g

Cake, sponge, with butter icing, homemade

476 kcal

4.5g

27g

0.8g

Cake, Swiss roll, homemade

286 kcal

7.4g

4.2g

0.8g

Cake, sponge, jam filled, retail

302 kcal

4.2g

4.9g

–

Cake, battenberg, retail

354 kcal

4.4g

9.9g

1.5g

Cake, carrot, iced, retail

374 kcal

4.2g

20g

1.9g

Cake, fruit, retail

334 kcal

4.5g

12g

3g

Cake, loaf, retail

323 kcal

3.3g

11g

1.4g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published