Only 4 ingredients: Is this the best Chocolate Cake in the world?

20.04.2026

The “Chocolate Nemesis” from London’s River Café is considered by many to be one of the finest chocolate cakes in the world. With just four ingredients, the recipe is surprisingly simple.

Chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs. Sometimes, that’s all you need—at least for a cake that originated at London’s River Café and is widely regarded as one of the best chocolate cakes in the world. It was created by Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray and has since become a culinary icon.

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Only 4 ingredients: Is this the best Chocolate Cake in the world?