Description
This Ultimate Easy Chocolate Cake recipe is rich, moist, and incredibly simple to make with everyday ingredients. It’s the best chocolate cake for birthdays, weeknight treats, or indulgent desserts, and it’s perfect with or without frosting. Keywords: easy chocolate cake, best chocolate cake recipe, moist chocolate cake, quick chocolate dessert.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup hot water or coffee
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8 or 9-inch round cake pan or line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
3. Add the egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth and lump-free.
4. Stir in the hot water or coffee. The batter will be thin but that ensures moisture. Mix thoroughly.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Frost if desired or serve plain with your favorite sides.
Notes
This cake pairs well with buttercream, ganache, or powdered sugar.
Coffee deepens the chocolate flavor but hot water works just as well.
It freezes beautifully—wrap slices individually and store up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg