Description
A collection of simple chocolate cake recipes perfect for busy families, featuring minimal ingredients and easy techniques for delicious homemade desserts.
Ingredients
Basic Easy Chocolate Cake:
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups granulated sugar
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup hot water or coffee
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour your baking pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Stir in hot water or coffee until well blended (batter will be thin).
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Cool completely before serving or frosting.
Notes
For 5-ingredient version, use a box mix as the base with custom additions
For mug cakes, reduce portions and microwave for 1-2 minutes
Room temperature ingredients blend more easily
Don’t overmix the batter once flour is added
The hot water or coffee enhances chocolate flavor without adding coffee taste
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
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