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By bon appétit
Easiest Chocolate Birthday Cake
Pure homemade birthday love. If you've got a bowl, a cheap hand mixer, and a couple of measuring cups, you can make this rich, chocolatey cake.
Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:21:23 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
65
Moderate
Glycemic Load
38
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories557.2 kcal (28%)
Total Fat34.1 g (49%)
Carbs59 g (23%)
Sugars40.3 g (45%)
Protein6.8 g (14%)
Sodium395.4 mg (20%)
Fiber2.2 g (8%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
9 servings
¾ cupvegetable oil
plus more for pan
1 ⅓ cupsall-purpose flour
1 ¼ cupsgranulated sugar
1 ¾ tspbaking powder
¼ tspbaking soda
1 ½ tspkosher salt
divided
½ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2eggs
large
1 cupmilk
1 ¾ tspvanilla extract
divided
4 ozsemisweet chocolate chips
or coarsely chopped chocolate bars, do not exceed 64% cacao
½ cupheavy cream
4 ozcream cheese
room temperature
¼ cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
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Notes
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Delicious
Sweet
Easy
Kid-friendly
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