One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe
The only from-scratch chocolate cake recipe you’ll ever need. One bowl, no mixer, and delicious, moist cake every single time.
Serving15 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, *
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup hot water
Frosting
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- sprinkles, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- 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 9x13" 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).
Frosting
- Combine ingredients with a mixer. Spread on cooled cake, top with sprinkles if 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 or 1 Tablespoon lemon juice to the milk. Stir it up and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Use immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 343 kcal · Carbohydrates: 67 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.3 g · Cholesterol: 40 mg · Sodium: 315 mg · Potassium: 121 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 51 g · Vitamin A: 254 IU · Calcium: 45 mg · Iron: 2 mg