Quick & Easy Chocolate Cake - No eggs. No butter. One bowl. - Jan Can Cook Video

Name: Quick & Easy Chocolate Cake - No eggs. No butter. One bowl. - Jan Can Cook Video
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-processed); 1 teaspoon baking soda (not baking powder); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup cool water; 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice or distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:39:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories282.4 kcal (14%)

Total Fat11.1 g (16%)

Carbs44.6 g (17%)

Sugars25.2 g (28%)

Protein2.9 g (6%)

Sodium246.6 mg (12%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

1 cupsugar

¼ cupunsweetened cocoa powder

preferably Dutch-processed

1 teaspoonbaking soda

not baking powder

½ teaspoonsalt

1 cupwater

cool

6 tablespoonsvegetable oil

1 Tablespoonfresh lemon juice

or distilled white vinegar

1 teaspoonvanilla

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and set aside.

Step 3

In a measuring cup combine water, oil, juice or vinegar, and vanilla.

Step 4

Add liquids to bowl & gently stir until there are no lumps (about 30 seconds).

Step 5

Pour into pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 6

Cool completely in the pan and frost, glaze, or dust with powdered sugar.

Step 7

Notes: I usually frost just the top right in the pan with my 2-Minute Chocolate Frosting. For the recipe click here.

Step 8

FROSTING: 2 tablespoons butter softened, 1 cup icing sugar, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1/2 tsp vanilla, just a little milk. Whisk all together adding the milk a teaspoon at a time until ready for spreading.