Recipe For Quick Moist Chocolate Cake

Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. It’s so moist and fudgy and will keep well for 4–5 days. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use our cake calculator.

Each serving provides 477 kcal, 6.5g protein, 56g carbohydrates (of which 40g sugars), 25g fat (of which 10.5g saturates), 2.5g fibre and 0.6g salt.

It depends on personal preference! This recipe is an easy, moist cake that keeps well (great when you don’t want to be cooking at the last minute).

Quick Mix Chocolate Cake

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You might have added too much cocoa powder, which absorbs more moisture than flour. Only add the amount suggested in the recipe: don’t be tempted to add extra thinking it will make your cake more chocolatey, it’s more likely to make it dry and crumbly. The other option is that your cake has been overcooked which will dry it out.

Ovens do vary and if yours runs hot you might find your cakes are very domed with deep cracks on the top. Try lowering the temperature a little.

Homemade Chocolate Cake

Yes, fridges are a dry environment which will draw moisture from a cake making it stale before its time, so do not put sponge cakes in the fridge in an attempt to make them last longer.

The exception to this is when a cake is filled with fresh cream (or anything else that needs to be kept cold) when you should fill it at the last minute to minimise time in the fridge. Also, if it’s a hot day you might need to chill a cake to prevent the icing melting.

If a cake is completely covered with buttercream this will form a protective layer which helps prevent the cake drying out in the fridge. However the cold can still affect the texture of the sponge (as the fats in the cake solidify) so it should be brought back to room temperature before serving.Move over cafeteria lady and Principal Trenchpult! This cake is taking center stage, minus the sweat she added to her’s. (Remember that chocolate cake on Matilda? Please tell me you’ve seen that adorable movie)

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Anyway, goodness yall, I do apologize for taking so long to get this chocolate cake to you. I usually only make it for special occasions (usually last minute), but this week my husband requested it out of the blue.

Perfect timing because I’ve been getting so many requests for a chocolate cake. It was about time I gave this chocolate poke cake and devils food cake some company.

1. The Buttermilk: Chocolate cake NEEDS buttermilk. It’s a match made in heaven and creates a very subtle tang that compliments the chocolate like a boss!

One Bowl Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

2. The Coffee: Coffee really bumps up the flavor of chocolate. You won’t be able to taste it in the cake, and it helps create a moister texture as well.

4. Brown Sugar: Brown sugar belongs in chocolate cake. Not only does it add to the moisture but it works well for flavor.

This chocolate cake is everything a chocolate cake needs to be. Moist, dark, fluffy, and oh so chocolatey! It’s incredible the first day but seems to get even better (and darker) the next day.

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake With Glossy Chocolate Frosting

It’s full of everything good, holy and fattening! I hope you aren’t dieting this time of year. I mean….that sounds like cruel and unusual punishment anyway with all these yummy holidays back to back!

There’s Thanksgiving and all that comfort food, Christmas with all those decadent treats and then New Years is right around the corner with those tantalizing cocktails. Mercy!

The chocolate buttercream frosting is EVERYTHING on this cake! It’s full of dark cocoa powder, butter, sugar, and heavy whipping cream. Yeah, you already know what time it is right?

Hershey's Chocolate Cake

Serving: 0 g , Calories: 0 kcal , Carbohydrates: 0 g , Protein: 0 g , Fat: 0 g , Saturated Fat: 0 g , Polyunsaturated Fat: 0 g , Monounsaturated Fat: 0 g , Trans Fat: 0 g , Cholesterol: 0 mg , Sodium: 0 mg , Potassium: 0 mg , Fiber: 0 g , Sugar: 0 g , Vitamin A: 0 IU , Vitamin C: 0 mg , Calcium: 0 mg , Iron: 0 mgThe Best Ever Chocolate Cake – this is a big call, but I can guarantee you will LOVE this chocolate cake. It is so easy to make but creates the most beautiful luxurious chocolate cake that suits any occasion.

When I first started my blog I put up my two favourite chocolate cake recipes, but because they were my very first few posts ever, I thought it was time to update them with new images and some easier to read formatting!

Three years later this is still one of my very favourite cakes. In fact we love it so much we normally make it double this size and either make two cakes or bake it in our roasting pan so that we can freeze half for another day.

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Do you line your tins when you are baking? I tend to mainly use cooking spray, as most of my tins are non stick, however if I am ever in any doubt I will at least line the bottom with baking paper and spray this and the sides of the tin.

You will see the ingredients are so very simple, yet together make it like heaven on a cake stand! Yes it has lots of sugar, yes it has lots of cocoa, but this is what makes it so very special!!

This and my Easy Rich Chocolate Cake are my go to for birthday cakes. The Easy Rich Chocolate cake is the one I use if I need to cut, shape or design the cake as it is a bit sturdier and heavier.

Simple Moist Chocolate Cake (no Butter)

The cake is so delicious rich and moist that it is quite delicate after first baking. That being said if you allow it to completely chill overnight or use two cakes to create a tall masterpiece then you can easily make stunning creations with this one too. It gets better over time too!

Today I have iced this with my basic chocolate icing, you can be as creative here as you like! This cake is beautiful with a chocolate ganache, buttercream or even use it as a base for a fondant cake.

As you can see from my video it is super simple to make simply adding together the wet and dry ingredients. It does make a very wet mixture so definitely expect that.

Best Ever Chocolate Cake

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We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkNoThis is the best chocolate cake recipe ever! It is rich, chocolatey and moist with a perfect crumb! Topped with chocolate buttercream frosting it’s the ultimate chocolate birthday cake. Check out the step-by-step photos and watch the video to learn how to make this easy chocolate cake recipe and ditch boxed cake mixes once and for all!

Of birthdays in a given year. I used to use a chocolate cake recipe that called for a boxed cake mix and instant pudding, and I just didn’t love the idea of using a highly processed ingredients for all of our (many) birthday celebrations.

Quick Mix Moist Chocolate Cake

So I created this chocolate cake recipe. I worked hard to make this taste exactly like our favorite chocolate cake, but completely from scratch. I tested and tried this easy chocolate cake recipe for

Worth of birthdays before I perfected it enough to share it with all of you. (Also try these homemade chocolate cupcakes or this recipe for the best yellow cake from scratch)!

Others that didn’t meet my expectations. Ingredients like boiling water, hot coffee, buttermilk etc. tend to lead to a chocolate cake that wasn’t moist or rich enough for our tastes. So you will find none of those ingredients in this easy chocolate cake recipe.

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This moist chocolate cake is seriously the best, it’s dense and rich and never ever disappoints. Frosted with our favorite chocolate buttercream recipe, it’s a chocolate-lover’s dream come true.

People ask how to make a cake super moist. It’s all in the ingredients. I made sure to choose ingredients that would create a moist chocolate cake with a rich chocolate flavor that everyone raves about. So here are some notes about the ingredients and some possible substitutions.

This chocolate cake recipe makes two, 6″ round chocolate cakes – that I use to make the best chocolate birthday cake (frosting with this chocolate buttercream or vanilla frosting). With a 6″ cake, every member of my family of 8 enjoys two slices.

Simple Chocolate Cake {rich & Moist}

You can double the recipe to make two, 9″ round cakes, if desired. We’ll walk through how to make chocolate cake step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video.

Line two 6” round cake pans with parchment paper and grease well, then set