Fluffy Chocolate Cake Waffles

Decadent, Fluffy, Chocolate Cake Waffles that are perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. These waffles are super easy to make, don’t take a lot of time or technique and can be served for breakfast or dessert with your favorite toppings.

About this Recipe

These chocolate waffles are a chocolate lovers dream! They are nice and crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. Mount these waffles with your favorite toppings like whipped cream, maple syrup, chocolate sauce, ice cream, strawberries, bananas and more!

I find waffles to be a wonderful alternative to pancakes. They look pretty, can be served for either breakfast or dinner and are just as easy to make like pancakes. To be honest, I prefer making waffles because the waffle maker does all the work for me. All I need to do is follow the manufacturer’s instructions and boom! My waffles are ready. A slight improvement from hovering over the pan, waiting to flip pancakes. (I still love my pancakes though 🙂

I decided to take things up a notch by making these fluffy chocolate cake waffles. Adding cocoa powder to my waffles added that little bit of indulgence and it was still perfect enough to eat for breakfast and dessert!

Equipment

For this recipe, you are going to need a waffle maker. No waffle maker? No problem- read on because I have a solution for you. You are also going to need your ingredients, a mixing bowl and a whisk/spatula.

Fluffy Chocolate Cake Waffle Ingredients

The ingredients for this recipe are the basics. If you bake at home, you probably already have these ingredients and even if you are not a baker, there is a chance you already have these ingredients at home. 

To make this easy chocolate waffle recipe, you are going to need

• All-purpose flour : This recipe uses all purpose flour. Don’t try to substitute with self raising flour because you will not get the right results.
• Sugar: Granulated or caster sugar works fine here.
• Cocoa powder: Try and get good quality cocoa powder for this recipe because the cocoa powder has a huge impact on the taste of the waffles. It is a good idea to go for quality here. Dutch processed or natural cocoa powder works fine.
• Baking powder & baking soda : These help the waffles rise
• Salt: This gives flavour to the waffles. Without salt, your waffles may taste a bit bland.
• Buttermilk: You can use store bought buttermilk or make your own buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of whole milk. Stir and allow to stand for 15 minutes before using.
• Unsalted butter: Use good quality butter as well and to ensure you are using the right measurements, you should first measure out your butter before melting it.
• Eggs : Fresh, free-range eggs are the best!
• Vanilla essence : Vanilla essence also has an impact on the flavour of the waffles so buy a good quality one. You can also use pure vanilla extract which gives a much better taste to your waffles.

How to Make Fluffy Chocolate Cake Waffles

To make your Waffles:

1. You will first combine your dry ingredients in a bowl. You can use a whisk or a spatula for this
2. Next, you will need to combine the wet ingredients in a bowl. A whisk or even a spatula or fork is okay for this.

3. Once you have combined your wet ingredients, pour it into your dry ingredients and mix until combined. Make sure there are still some few lumps left (i.e your batter would not be completely smooth).

4. Once you have your batter ready, heat your waffle maker and  pour your batter into your heated waffle maker.

5. Cook for 10 minutes or according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Serve with your favourite toppings. See? Super easy and within 10-15 minutes! 

Top Tips

• Waffle maker: If you have not got a waffle maker, you can still make this recipe. You can make these waffles with a griddle pan. You need to grease your pan before pouring in your batter. I picked this tip from Jamie Oliver from one of his pan waffle recipes. So basically you would be making a griddle pan waffle. Feel free to divide your waffles into portions or serve them as a whole.
• Waffle Batter: Don’t overmix your waffle batter. You want your waffles to be fluffy and light and overmixing can cause the opposite to occur. Stop while you still see some lumps in your batter.
• Buttermilk: If you are making your own buttermilk for this recipe, you will first make the buttermilk by adding 1.5 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to 1.5 cups of whole milk. Stir and leave to stand for 15 minutes before using for the recipe.
• Healthy chocolate waffles: For a healthier chocolate waffle alternative use wholewheat flour instead of all-purpose flour.

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Fluffy Chocolate Cake Waffles

Jen Sim

Decadent, Fluffy, Chocolate Cake Waffles that are perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Serve for breakfast or dessert.

5 from 7 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate waffles, fluffy waffles, waffles

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Calories: 402kcal

Author: Jen Sim

Equipment

• ▢
  Waffle maker

Ingredients

• ▢ 1.5 cup of All-purpose flour
• ▢ 4 tbsp of sugar
• ▢ 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
• ▢ 2 tsp of baking powder
• ▢ 1 tsp of baking soda
• ▢ ¼ tsp salt
• ▢ 1.5 cup buttermilk
• ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted butter
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 tsp of vanilla essence

Instructions

• Combine dry ingredients: Add all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and mix until well combined.
• Combine wet ingredients: Pour buttermilk, unsalted butter, eggs and vanilla essence to a bowl and whisk until well combined.
• Chocolate waffle batter: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir. Do not overmix the batter and make sure there are still a few lumps.
• Chocolate waffles: Heat the waffle maker and add the batter. Cook for 10 minutes or follow the manufacturer's instructions.
• Serve chocolate waffles with your favorite toppings.

Notes

Tips

• If you have not got a waffle maker, you can still make this recipe. You can make these waffles with a griddle pan. You need to grease your pan before pouring in your batter. I picked this tip from Jamie Oliver from one of his pan waffle recipes. So basically you would be making a griddle pan waffle. Feel free to divide your waffles into portions or serve them as a whole.
• Don’t overmix your waffle batter. You want your waffles to be fluffy and light and overmixing can cause the opposite to occur. Stop while you still see some lumps in your batter.
• If you are making your own buttermilk for this recipe, you will first make the buttermilk by adding 1.5 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to 1.5 cups of whole milk. Stir and leave to stand for 15 minutes before using for the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 44.4g | Protein: 9.2g | Fat: 21.4g | Saturated Fat: 12.9g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 14.8g | Calcium: 192mg | Iron: 2mg