Easy Chocolate Cake

Name: Easy Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 h
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 31 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup vegetable oil, plus more for pan; 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 1¼ cups granulated sugar; 1¾ tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. baking soda; 1½ tsp. kosher salt, divided; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 large eggs; 1 cup milk; 1¾ tsp. vanilla extract, divided; 4 oz. semisweet chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate bars (do not exceed 64% cacao); ½ cup heavy cream; 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature; ¼ cup powdered sugar

15 steps

Prep:30hCook:1h 10min

Baking from scratch is easier than you think when you mix cocoa powder with a few other simple ingredients you get the most amazing chocolate cake. Bake this delicious dessert when you’re hosting a family gathering, celebrating a birthday, or wanting a bite of delicious cake after dinner.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:12:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories616.7 kcal (31%)

Total Fat38.5 g (55%)

Carbs66.3 g (25%)

Sugars45.5 g (51%)

Protein7.6 g (15%)

Sodium561.9 mg (28%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 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

Step 1

Step 1 Place a rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 325°. Using your fingertips grease the cake pan with vegetable oil. Line bottom of the pan with parchment paper

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

OvenPreheat

Step 3

Step 2 Whisk all dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Bowl

Whisk

Step 4

Step 3 Sift ½ cup cocoa powder into a bowl, then whisk to combine.

Step 5

Step 4 Whisk 2 large eggs, ¾ cup vegetable oil, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract in a medium bowl until well combined and creamy, about 30 seconds.

Step 6

Step 5 Mix egg mixture into dry ingredients until fully incorporated.

Step 7

Step 6 Warm the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat; make sure it doesn’t come to a boil. Whisk until the batter is well combined and lump-free.

Step 8

Step 7 Immediately transfer batter to the prepared pan. Tap the pan a few times on the work surface to encourage some of the bubbles to escape.

Step 9

Step 8 Bake cake, until a cake inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean, 40–50 minutes. Let the cake cool on a wire rack.

Step 10

Step 9 Frosting: Fill a medium pot with 1" water and bring to a bare simmer over medium heat. Mix chocolate chips and ½ cup heavy cream in a heatproof medium bowl, place over the saucepan and reduce heat to low. C

Step 11

Step 10 Chill ganache until cool to the touch, about 25 minutes.

Step 12

Step 11 Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and kosher salt in a large bowl until very smooth and no lumps remain. Beat in cooled chocolate ganache on medium speed, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed, until frosting just holds its peak and is well combined and a little thicker.

Step 13

Step 12 Run a butter knife around the edges of the pan. Invert the cooled cake onto a plate and peel off the parchment. Invert again onto a platter.

Step 14

Step 13 Top cake with frosting, spreading evenly across the surface. Decorate your cake.

Step 15

Step 14 Slice and serve.