Food calories · USDA data
Calories in chocolate cake
537 calories
in 1 piece (1/12 of a cake), 138 g
- Protein
- 4.8 g
- Carbs
- 72.9 g
- Fat
- 27.7 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
Chocolate cake has 537 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 piece (1/12 of a cake), which weighs 138 g. Per 100 g, chocolate cake has 389 calories.
Most of its calories (52%) come from carbohydrate, with fat next at 44%. This portion has 3 g of fiber, 11% of the 28 g Daily Value. It also carries 27.7 g of fat, 35% of the 78 g Daily Value.
It takes 26 g of chocolate cake to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.2 × 1 piece (1/12 of a cake).
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 piece (1/12 of a cake) | 138 g | 537 | 4.8 g | 72.9 g | 27.7 g |
| 1 cake | 1,660 g | 6,457 | 57.8 g | 877.1 g | 332.8 g |
| 1 piece (1/8 of 18 oz cake) | 64 g | 249 | 2.2 g | 33.8 g | 12.8 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 110 | 1 g | 15 g | 5.7 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 389 | 3.5 g | 52.8 g | 20.1 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your chocolate cake may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 3% of calories (3.5 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 52% (52.8 g per 100 g, of which 2.2 g fiber)
- Fat: 44% (20.1 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, chocolate cake has the fewest calories of these four (389 per 100 g) and chocolate chip cookie the most (492).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate cake | 389 | 3.5 g | 52.8 g | 20.1 g |
| Glazed donut | 421 | 6.1 g | 47.9 g | 22.7 g |
| Donut | 434 | 5.3 g | 47.1 g | 24.9 g |
| Chocolate chip cookie | 492 | 5.1 g | 65.4 g | 24.7 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in chocolate cake?
Chocolate cake has 537 calories. USDA weighs 1 piece (1/12 of a cake) at 138 g, and chocolate cake has 389 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does chocolate cake have?
1 piece (1/12 of a cake) (138 g) has 4.8 g of protein, 10% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 3.5 g.
How many carbs does chocolate cake have?
1 piece (1/12 of a cake) has 72.9 g of carbohydrate, including 3 g of fiber, and 27.7 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery (FDC ID 174934). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.