One Bowl Chocolate Cake 🍫🥄

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prep the Oven Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans (or one 9×13 baking dish).

2. Mix the Dry In your large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. Add the Wet Add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed with a hand mixer (or whisk vigorously) for about 2 minutes.

4. The Boiling Water Stir in the 1 cup of boiling water by hand.

• Note: The batter will be very thin and watery. Don’t worry! This is exactly how it’s supposed to look. That thin batter is what makes the cake so soft.

5. Bake Pour the batter evenly into your pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

• The Test: Insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean or with just a few dry crumbs, it’s done.

6. Cool Let the cake cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Pro-Tips

• The Coffee Trick: If you want it to taste like a gourmet bakery cake, use 1 cup of hot coffee instead of boiling water. It makes the chocolate taste twice as strong without making the cake taste like coffee.

• Don’t Overbake: Because this cake is so moist, it can go from perfect to dry quickly. Start checking it at the 30-minute mark.

• Easy Frosting: While the cake cools, you can whip up a simple ganache by melting equal parts chocolate chips and heavy cream together.