Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour ((150 grams)); 1 cup Sugar, granulated ((200 grams)); 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder ((not Dutch-process cocoa)); 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1/8 teaspoon Salt; 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil; 1 1/4 cup Water; 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract; 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips (optional); A dusting of powdered sugar (this is really all it needs!); Chocolate Frosting; Whipped cream and chocolate shavings

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:35min

This rich, moist chocolate cake is mixed by hand in just one bowl and is naturally dairy-free. No butter, eggs, or milk needed. The cake is great the day of baking, but even better a day or two later. It bakes in an 8x8 pan.

Updated at: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:03:11 GMT