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One Bowl Chocolate Cake

One Bowl Chocolate Cake
"Whip up a delicious one-bowl chocolate cake with this easy recipe. Moist, rich, and perfect for any occasion. Try it now!"
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Serving Size 12

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Electric Mixer
  • - Round baking pans

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • All ingredients gathered to make one bowl chocolate cake.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
  • Stir sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
  • Dry ingredients mixed together.
  • Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; mix for 2 minutes on medium speed with an electric mixer.
  • Eggs, milk, vanilla, and oil added to dry ingredients and mixed together.
  • Stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin.
  • Boiling water added to mixture to thin out.
  • Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
  • A top-down view of chocolate cake batter poured evenly into two round pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Cakes finished baking and resting on a wire rack.
  • Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Enjoy your delicious one-bowl chocolate cake!

Notes

This one-bowl chocolate cake is simple to make and results in a moist, rich cake. Be sure to cool completely before frosting.