Description
A rich, moist, and utterly irresistible easy chocolate cake recipe that anyone can make! No mixer required, just one bowl and a few pantry staples for the most delicious homemade chocolate cake ever.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water or brewed coffee
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour your cake pans or line them with parchment paper.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add wet ingredients: Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- Add hot liquid: Slowly pour in hot water or coffee. Batter will be thin — that’s okay! It makes the cake extra moist.
- Pour and bake: Divide batter evenly between pans and bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and frost: Let cakes cool completely before frosting or dusting with powdered sugar.
Notes
- For cupcakes: Bake 18–20 minutes.
- For a sheet cake: Use a 9×13 pan and bake for about 35 minutes.
- Use high-quality cocoa for best results.
- Frost with your favorite chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg