Description
This easy One Bowl Chocolate Cake recipe delivers a moist, fluffy, and rich chocolate dessert with minimal effort. Perfect for beginners, it uses simple pantry staples and comes together in under an hour.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract to the bowl.
- Beat with a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth.
- Carefully stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin.
- Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting or serving.
Notes
- Use freshly boiled water to enhance the chocolate flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter once the wet and dry ingredients are combined.
- Frost with your favorite buttercream or ganache for an indulgent finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg