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Cake, chocolate, with filling and icing, retail

This is shop-bought chocolate cake with filling and icing, including celebration cakes, tray bakes and layer cakes. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, it contains 49g of carbohydrate, including 37g of sugars, and 24g of fat, including 9.5g of saturated fat. The figures describe the sampled products rather than a specific brand.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring these parts of their diet, and the amount eaten affects the overall intake. Product recipes vary, so the packaging gives information for an individual cake. Full nutrient figures are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

413 kcal

Energy

1730 kJ

Fat

24g

of which saturates

9.5g

Carbohydrate

49g

of which sugars

37g

Fibre

2.9g

Protein

4.5g

Salt

0.65g

Alcohol

0g

Water

18g

Cholesterol

55mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

49µg

Vitamin D

0.4µg

Vitamin E

1.1mg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.05mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.12mg

Niacin (B3)

0.6mg

Vitamin B6

0.05mg

Vitamin B12

0.2µg

Folate

13µg

Calcium

144mg

Iron

3.1mg

Magnesium

39mg

Phosphorus

212mg

Potassium

340mg

Sodium

259mg

Zinc

0.7mg

Copper

0.35mg

Selenium

3µg

Iodine

14µg

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, sponge, with jam and butter cream, retail

354 kcal

3.7g

15g

1.2g

Cake, Swiss rolls, chocolate covered and filled, retail

414 kcal

4.5g

23g

3.1g

Cake, sponge, with butter icing, homemade

476 kcal

4.5g

27g

0.8g

Cake, sponge, with dairy cream and jam, frozen

280 kcal

4.3g

11g

2.7g

Cake, battenberg, retail

354 kcal

4.4g

9.9g

1.5g

Cake, carrot, iced, retail

374 kcal

4.2g

20g

1.9g

Cake, carrot, with topping, homemade

346 kcal

4g

21g

1.5g

Cake, chocolate fudge

358 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate, not filled, homemade

438 kcal

7.3g

24g

–

Cake, fruit, retail

334 kcal

4.5g

12g

3g

Cake, loaf, retail

323 kcal

3.3g

11g

1.4g

Cake, sponge, soft iced, retail

368 kcal

4.8g

16g

1.3g

Cake, madeira, retail

377 kcal

5.4g

15g

–

Cake, sponge, jam filled, retail

302 kcal

4.2g

4.9g

–

Cake, cherry, homemade

398 kcal

5g

14g

–

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

–

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples, 7 products, including celebration cakes, tray bakes and layer cakes). "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