One of the easiest and most delicious cakes you will ever make. Our one bowl chocolate cake is so simple you truly will make it all in one bowl!
Our one bowl chocolate cake is such an easy dessert, no box cake mix needed! It gives you the BEST Chocolate Cake and it’s completely made from scratch!
It will probably become your favorite cake recipe and you will still get rave reviews on it. We love the chocolate flavor you get with such a simple chocolate cake recipe.
No need for a special occasion, this recipe will be your go-to chocolate cake anytime of year!
Ingredients needed to make One Bowl Chocolate Cake:
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking cocoa
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
- Buttermilk *
- Eggs
- Hot water
- Frosting
- Sprinkles (optional)
How to make One Bowl Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Mix in the wet ingredients (oil, buttermilk, and eggs). Once the eggs are fully incorporated, pour in the hot water and mix well (your batter will seem runny, but I promise this is the best way!).
- Grease a 9×13″ baking pan ( or line with parchment paper) and pour batter into pan. Bake for 33-38 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean- mine was done at 33 minutes). Cool on a wire rack. When the cake is completely cool to room temperature, top with frosting and decorate with sprinkles (if so desired).
- Now just slice, serve, and enjoy!
Helpful Tips for this Moist Chocolate Cake:
- If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand, Take one cup of milk and add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to the milk. Stir it up and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Use immediately.
- We used a 9×13 pan for this cake. Feel free to use a different size cake pan, (even a bundt cake pan) if you’re doing cake layers you will need to adjust the bake time.
- Change up your cake toppings. You could do your favorite candy bar or dessert treat crumbled on top. We like Oreos, Reese’s, Snickers, Kit Kats, Chocolate Chips, etc. You know if it has chocolate, it’s going in my mouth!
- You can use any flavor of frosting on this cake, we like to top if with chocolate frosting store bought or this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe!
- Cover leftover cake with plastic wrap or place in airtight container and eat within 3-4 days.
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One Bowl Chocolate Cake (made from scratch) Recipe
One of the easiest and most delicious cakes you will ever make. Our one bowl chocolate cake is so simple you truly will make it all in one bowl!
Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, *
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup hot water
- frosting
- sprinkles, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Mix in the oil, buttermilk, and eggs. Once the eggs are fully incorporated, pour in the hot water and mix well (your batter will seem runny, but I promise that it will work out!).
- Grease a 9×13" baking pan and pour batter into pan. Bake for 33-38 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean- mine was done at 33 minutes). When the cake is completely cool, top with frosting and decorate with sprinkles (if so desired).
Notes
Don’t have buttermilk? No worries! It’s simple to make your own!
Take one cup of milk and add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to the milk. Stir it up and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Use immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 314 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 16 g · Saturated Fat: 13 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 24 mg · Sodium: 250 mg · Potassium: 92 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 58 IU · Calcium: 28 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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