This cake is truly the most versatile and easiest perfect one-bowl chocolate cake recipe I have ever made. Traditional and gluten-free recipes are included.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16servings or 24 cupcakes
Calories: 389kcal
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
2cupssugar
1¾cupsall-purpose flour*
¾cupcocoa powder
½teaspoonsbaking powder
1½teaspoonsbaking soda
1teaspoonkosher salt
2eggs
1cupmilk
½cuplight flavored olive oil
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1cupboiling water
*Gluten-Free Alternative
1¼cupsbrown rice flour
½cuppotato starch
¼cuptapioca starch
1teaspoonxanthan gum
Frosting Ingredients
1cupheavy cream
1cupsemi-sweet or dark chocolate chips6 ounces worth
½cuppowdered sugar
⅓cupunsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a bundt pan and lightly flour it with a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder. (Alternatively, grease (2) 9" round pans or prepare (24) cupcake liners.)
Stir together the sugar, flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Slowly pour in the boiling water and continue stirring to combine. The batter should be very thin and watery. Pour into prepared bundt pan or divide between two round pans or cupcake holders.
Bake the bundt cake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. (2) 9" rounds will bake in 30-35 minutes and cupcakes will bake in 22-24 minutes. Cool completely.
Frosting Instructions
Heat the cream on the stove-top over low heat until steaming, or in a medium size glass bowl in the microwave until simmering. (About 2 minutes at high heat was all it took in the microwave.) Remove from the heat and add the chocolate to the hot cream. Let this sit for a few minutes. Stir or whisk to combine, until the chocolate mixture is smooth and glossy.
Add the sugar and cocoa powder and whisk or stir until completely smooth. Pour the frosting over the cooled cake. Serve immediately or place the cake in the refrigerator to chill until the frosting is set. Enjoy!