"Easy One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe Everyone Loves"
This easy one-bowl chocolate cake is irresistibly moist, deeply chocolatey, and simple enough for anyone to make, with just one bowl and no special equipment required. Loved by kids and adults alike, it’s the ultimate go-to chocolate cake recipe for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ 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
- Begin by gathering all your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans and set them aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until the dry ingredients are well blended.
- Add in the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture on medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until the batter is smooth.
- Slowly stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin at this stage—this is normal and helps create a moist cake.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
- Place the pans in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then, carefully transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.