Chocolate Cake Waffles With Lemon Curd & Strawberries

This recipe for chocolate cake waffles turns dessert into something rather spectacular. Warm, rich and slightly crisp, they’re made for piling high with sharp lemon curd, sweet strawberries and spoonfuls of whipped cream. Perfect for an easy, but impressive special occasion dessert.

July 2026 – This post is in the process of being updated, but the recipe is good to go.

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• Why You’ll Want To Make These Chocolate Cake Waffles
• Chocolate Cake Waffles
• Ingredients, Additions and Substitutions
• Seasonal Strawberries
• Lemon Curd
• Raspberry Alternative
• How To Make Chocolate Cake Waffles
• Other Lemon Curd Recipes You Might Like
• Keep In Touch
• Pin It
• The Recipe

Whilst I was browsing through Chocolat by Eric Lanlard in order to write a review of the book I posted recently, I was caught by his recipe for chocolate waffles. I knew I would have to make them in the not too distant future.

When I came back from a preserving course at River Cottage, laden with lemon curd (amongst other things), I knew the time had come. Chocolate waffles with a big dollop of lemon curd had my name written all over it.

So, a couple of days ago, I searched out my silicone waffle moulds, got out my trusty bowl and wooden spoon and gaily set out to follow the recipe, deciding to reduce it by half.

I hadn’t got very far when I realised something was seriously wrong. What was Eric thinking of? Indeed what were his editors thinking of? I’ve made several recipes from this book and they have all turned out well, so I was expecting plain sailing once again.

Why You’ll Want To Make These Chocolate Cake Waffles

• Rich, chocolatey flavour with crisp edges and a soft, cake-like centre.
• A delicious twist on classic waffles that’s perfect for dessert.
• Wonderful with strawberries, lemon curd and whipped cream.
• Easy to customise with seasonal fruit and your favourite toppings.
• Ideal for celebrations, afternoon tea or an indulgent weekend treat.

🍫 Chocolate Cake Waffles

It was the amount of sugar that first set the alarm bells ringing. Three hundred grams? Surely that couldn’t be right. If I’d read the recipe properly before I’d begun, I’d have realised this was a cake mixture not a pancake one. I’d then have made up my own waffle recipe instead.

However I’d already melted the butter and mixed some of the other ingredients, so I carried on, severely reducing the amount of sugar and increasing the milk from one tablespoon, yes that’s right only one, to twelve.

I had a look online to see if anyone else had reported any issues with this recipe. I couldn’t find any, so maybe I’m the first person to make it.

These waffles may not be the light crisp affair I’d imagined, but they are still seriously good. Even with the reduced amount of sugar and the extra milk, these are still very much cake rather than waffle.

They’re quite substantial affairs and one was easily enough to satisfy, so the four cake waffles I made lasted us over two days. We ate two warm from the oven, but the other two were almost as good cold.

Turns out these chocolate cake waffles are so delectable, I’ve made them many times since.

Ingredients, Additions and Substitutions

You only need a handful of simple ingredients to make these chocolate cake waffles and you’re likely to have all of them in your kitchen.

I’ve used wholemeal spelt flour as that’s my go-to when it comes to pretty much any baking other than bread and gluten-free recipes. Click on the link to find out why I think it’s so good. You can use straightforward wholemeal flour if you prefer or a mix of half wholemeal and half plain white.

Whilst the waffles are most definitely chocolatey, they’re actually made with cocoa powder, not chocolate. Cocoa powder generally has a more intense flavour than bars of chocolate, so you don’t need nearly as much of it.

The cinnamon and vanilla spices, whilst subtle complement the chocolate flavour wonderfully and help to tone down any bitter notes.

Because we make our own kefir, I tend to use it when making cakes as the acidity helps to give flavour and also helps with the rise. But you can use buttermilk, sour milk or watered down yoghurt instead. The effect will be much the same.

🍓 Seasonal Strawberries

Strawberries are now in season and thus at their very best, so I had to include some of these gorgeous juicy berries. I managed to pick a few wild ones from the garden, which were totally scrumptious. If you can’t get wild strawberries, don’t fret, cultivated ones are very nearly as good.

On day two we went well over the top with whipped double cream and bought some local strawberries in addition to the lemon curd. Strawberries and lemon curd I have now discovered are a match made in heaven.

CT was equally enamoured. In fact the whole combination was superb and I now know what cake I’m going to make for my birthday cake next week.

🍋 Lemon Curd

Homemade lemon curd is the bees knees. It’s so much nicer than any commercial brand I’ve ever tried. For something a little different and if you’re in the middle of an apple glut, you could try making this apple lemon curd recipe instead.

💖 Raspberry Alternative

As an alternative to lemon curd, however, why not try raspberry curd? It too goes well with chocolate and you could swap the strawberries for fresh raspberries.

👩‍🍳 How To Make Chocolate Cake Waffles

As long as you have waffle moulds or a waffle iron, these chocolate cake waffles are really easy to make. It’s mostly just a case of stirring.

Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for cooking times, measurements and quantities of ingredients used.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1. Melt Butter

Melt the butter in a small pan over a gentle heat. You can use the stove top for this or microwave, if you have one. These days I tend to put mine in a small heatproof bowl and stick it in the air fryer.

Step 2. Prepare Dry Ingredients

Measure and sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar.

Alternatively, add them straight to the bowl together with the sugar and then whisk out any lumps with a balloon whisk.

Step 3. Add Wet Ingredients

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, then break in the eggs. Pour in the butter and vanilla extract.

Using a large metal spoon, start mixing the wet ingredients into the flour from the inside out, adding the kefir (or your chosen liquid) as you go along.

Stir until the batter is just combined with no streaks of flour to be seen.

Step 4. Cook Waffles

If you have a waffle iron you can use that to cook the waffles, Just follow your manufacturer’s instructions.

If you have silicone waffle moulds, lightly spray four of them with oil. Then divide the batter between the moulds as equally as possible. Spread the batter evenly and so that it fills all corners of the moulds.

Bake until the waffles are well risen and firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the moulds for five minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack.

Step 5. Serve

Serve whilst still warm, or wait for them to cool completely. They will keep in an airtight tin for three to four days.

Dust with a little icing sugar just before serving, then load them up with lemon curd, whipped cream and strawberries. A scattering of grated chocolate or chocolate curls adds an additional layer of scrumptiousness.

📒 Other Recipes Using Lemon Curd

• Baked lemon curd cheesecakes
• Lemon coconut cakes with freekah flour
• Lemon sherbert tiffin
• Mascarpone & apple curd tarts
• Roasted plum parfait with lemon curd
• Simple lemon curd cake

☎️ Keep in Touch

If you’d like more waffle recipes, follow the link and you’ll find I have quite a lot of them. All delicious, of course.

Choclette x

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Chocolate Cake Waffles

This recipe for chocolate cake waffles turns dessert into something rather spectacular. Warm, rich and slightly crisp, they're made for piling high with sharp lemon curd, sweet strawberries and spoonfuls of whipped cream. Perfect for an easy, but impressive special occasion dessert.

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Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: British

Keyword: chocolate cake, cocoa, lemon curd, strawberries, waffles

Servings: 4 waffles

Calories: 449kcal

Author: Choclette @ Tin and Thyme

Ingredients

• 125 g salted butter
• 125 g wholemeal spelt flour or use half wholemeal flour and half plain white
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 25 g cocoa powder
• 50 g golden caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 125 ml kefir, buttermilk, sour milk or watered down yoghurt can also use milk
• icing sugar for dusting

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

• Melt butter in a pan over low heat, then leave to cool a little.
  125 g salted butter
• Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
  125 g wholemeal spelt flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 25 g cocoa powder
• Stir in the sugar.
  50 g golden caster sugar
• Make a well in the centre and break in the eggs.
  2 eggs
• Pour in the butter and vanilla extract. Start mixing into the flour from the inside out, adding the kefir as you go along.
  1 tsp vanilla extract, 125 ml kefir, buttermilk, sour milk or watered down yoghurt
• Spoon into four silicone waffle moulds and bake in the oven at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 17 minutes. Alternatively use a waffle iron.
• Leave to cool a little then turn out onto a wire rack.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. Dust with icing sugar, then pile on lemon curd, strawberries, chocolate shavings and cream if you're feeling really decadent.
  icing sugar for dusting

Notes

If you have a waffle iron, you can cook the waffles with that instead.

You’ll find additional tips and info about this recipe in the main body of the post.

Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used. Please refer to my nutrition disclaimer for further information.

Nutrition Estimate

Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 969IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 3mg

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⛓️‍💥 Linkies

I’m sending these chocolate cake waffles off to Bookmarked Recipes with Jac of Tinned Tomatoes.

They also go to Made with Love Mondays over at Javelin Warrior’s Cookin w/Luv.

Likewise they go to Emily over at A Mummy Too for #recipeoftheweek.

And as strawberries play an important part in the consumption of these cake waffles, I’m sending them off to Lets Cook with Strawberries over at Simply Food.

Bake of the Week must not beforgotten either over at Caso Costello.

Cook Blog Share over at Supergolden Bakes also gets one of these chocolate cake waffles – I’m beginning to think I didn’t make enough!

Finally, one also goes to Tasty Tuesdays with Honest Mum.