The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe {Ever}
The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe – A one bowl chocolate cake recipe that is quick, easy, and delicious! Updated with gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free options!
Prep: 15min
Total: 45min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 124 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 178 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 17 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 cup milk (or buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or canola oil, or melted coconut oil)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Instruction:
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Chocolate Cake (Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Recipe)
An easy to make, rich Chocolate Cake is the most craved cake recipe. One bowl, minimal ingredients = a fluffy, tender-moist chocolate cake!
Prep: 15min
Total: 45min
Yield: 12
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: Protein 6 g, Fiber 4 g, calories 351 kcal, Carbohydrate 55 g, Saturated Fat 12 g, Fat 16 g, Sugar 36 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, or (plain flour), ((8 oz | 227 g) )
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ((2.6 oz | 75 g) or regular Hershey’s cocoa powder)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, ((or bi-carb soda))
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups white granulated sugar, ((14 oz | 410 g))
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk, ((250 ml))
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, ((125 ml))
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water ((250 ml))
- 4 oz butter, ((120 g | 1/2 cup))
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, (or regular HERSHEY’S (2.4 oz | 65 g))
- 3 cups powdered sugar, ((confectioners or icing sugar))
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instruction:
- Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
- Melt butter, then whisk in cocoa powder. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency (add a small amount of additional milk, if needed). Stir in vanilla.
How to Make the Most Amazing Chocolate Cake
FAQ
What is the world’s best chocolate cake called?
7 Chocolate Cakes That Are A Must-Have For Every Chocolate Lover
- Chocolate Truffle Cake. …
- Sour Cream Chocolate Cake. …
- Chocolate Lava Cake. …
- Chocolate Oreo Cake. …
- Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Cake. …
- Belgian Chocolate Cake. …
- Chocolate Fudge Cake.
Which type of chocolate cake is best?
There are a huge number of chocolatey recipes out there, so there’s no excuse not to get baking these creations yourself.
- Sachertorte. …
- Chocolate fudge cake. …
- Chocolate mug cake. …
- Chocolate lava cake. …
- Chocolate truffle cake. …
- Chocolate mud cake.
Why is German chocolate cake so good?
Of these three cakes, German chocolate is the only one that relies entirely on melted chocolate, as opposed to cocoa powder, for its flavor. In fact, its name comes from Sam German, the man who developed a sweet baking chocolate for the Baker’s chocolate company of Boston.
What is the most moist chocolate cake mix?
The Best Fudgy Chocolate Cake Mix: Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Cake Mix. Ghiradelli’s cake mix isn’t messing around. Dark, fudgy, and moist, it had the richest chocolate flavor of all of the mixes we tried.
