Classic choice 😌🍫
Here’s a simple, moist chocolate cake you can make with pantry basics.
🍫 Easy Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water (or coffee for deeper flavor)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🧁 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F. Grease a cake pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Pour into pan and bake 30–35 minutes (toothpick comes out clean).
- Cool before frosting.
🍥 Quick Chocolate Frosting (optional)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp butter (softened)
- 1–2 tbsp milk
Mix until smooth and spread on cooled cake.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Add chocolate chips for extra richness
- Replace water with milk for a softer crumb
- Make it egg-free & dairy-free (this recipe already is!)
- Turn it into cupcakes: bake 18–20 minutes
Want fudgy, layer cake, no-oven, or eggless-with-frosting specifically?
