Here’s a simple moist chocolate cake recipe you can make at home.
🍫 Chocolate Cake Recipe (Easy & Soft)
Ingredients
Dry:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Wet:
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup oil (or melted butter)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water (or hot coffee for richer taste)
👨🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a cake pan.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Add eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Slowly add hot water and stir (batter will be thin—this is normal).
- Pour into pan.
- Bake for 30–40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool before frosting.
🍫 Simple Chocolate Frosting (Optional)
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Mix until creamy and spread on cooled cake.
🍰 Tips for a better cake
- Don’t overmix the batter
- Use hot coffee instead of water for deeper chocolate flavor
- Let it cool fully before cutting for clean slices
If you want, I can also give you a no-oven chocolate cake, eggless version, or a 3-ingredient mug cake.
