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Easy Chocolate Cake-Simple Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

February 19, 2014 by PadhuSankar 45 Comments

Are you looking for a quick and easy chocolate cake that can be prepared in just 5 minutes (baking time not included) yet doesn’t compromise on flavor and texture, then this cake is just for you. Super Moist, Super Easy Chocolate cake in a jiffy. You can prepare this for any occasions, be it birthday parties or family get togethers or for friends or for Valentine’s day or when you have a craving to have something chocolaty or just like that. You won’t believe how easy it is to make! Just mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, and place it inside the oven to bake, that’s it. Even beginners can try this. Today we will learn how to make Simple Moist Chocolate cake following this easy recipe.

Source –joyofbaking

Easy chocolate cake

 

Easy Chocolate Cake


Easy Chocolate Cake

   Prep Time : 5 mins | Cook Time : 30 Mins

Ingredients needed

   All Purpose flour- 1 3/4 cup (245gms)
   Baking soda -1 1/2 tsp
   Baking powder-1 1/2 tsp
   Sugar -2 cups (400 gms)
   Cocoa powder- 75 grams
   Salt-1/2 tsp
   Eggs -2
   Warm water -1 cup
   Milk – 1 cup
   Oil -1/2 cup (any flavorless oil)
   Vanilla essence -1 1/2 tsp

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 15 minutes.

Whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In another bowl, whisk together eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla extract.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until well combined.

Bake at 180 degree C for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and leave it to cool.

Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe with step wise pictures below-

Preparation

Mix well or sieve all purpose flour (maida), baking soda, baking powder and salt together.

Grease and flour the baking pans or grease and then line the pans with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.

Keep all the ingredients ready.

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Method 

In a bowl, add powdered sugar.

Then add all purpose flour (mixed with baking powder, baking soda and salt)

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Add cocoa powder and mix well with a wire whisk. Our dry ingredient is ready.

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In another bowl, whisk eggs, then add warm water.

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Add milk (should be lukewarm) and oil to the egg mixture.

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Add vanilla essence and whisk everything together. Wet ingredient is ready.

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Both the dry ingredients and wet ingredients are ready. Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.

 

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Stir or mix until well combined. There should be no lumps.The batter will be watery.

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Pour it into the prepared pan up to 3/4th and bake at 180 degree C for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Then remove the cake from their pans and leave it to cool completely. Do not be in a hurry to cut the cake.

 

Notes-Use the middle rack for baking. I used 6*6 square pan and a 6 1/2*4 1/2 inch rectangular pan. You can use any baking pan but make sure that you do not fill up to the brim of the pan. Fill only a little above half.

 

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If you want a spongy and fluffy chocolate cake, then try this Chocolate Cake.

Check out my Egg less Moist Chocolate Cake and Eggless Chocolate cupcake, if you do not want to include eggs in your diet.

Beginners- Do check out Baking tips for beginners before trying any cakes.

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Comments

  1. nandoos Kitchen

    February 19, 2014 at 6:50 am

    Super lovely, moist chocolate cake. Yumm..

    Reply
  2. Sireesha Puppala

    February 19, 2014 at 7:42 am

    Simple and moist looking

    Reply
  3. Anuradha Ramkumar

    February 19, 2014 at 8:53 am

    Can this be done in a convection microwave too?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 20, 2014 at 3:28 am

      Yes, it can be done. I did it in my OTG oven.

      Reply
    • Chandrababu Sreedharan

      July 12, 2017 at 10:41 am

      heyy when i prepared it it was too much wateryyy.. I think its a waste of tym and moneyy..

      Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 13, 2017 at 9:04 am

      The batter will be a little water (as you can see in the picture) but once you bake it, it will be perfect. You must have gone wrong somewhere.

      Reply
  4. Wer SAHM

    February 19, 2014 at 11:06 am

    simply delicious and tempting cake

    Reply
  5. divya

    February 19, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    beautifully made.looks amazing.

    Reply
  6. Nupur UK-Rasoi

    February 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    Thats one lovely cake recipe Padhu ..

    Reply
  7. Vani sekhar

    February 28, 2014 at 11:33 am

    I tried it and it came out well…followed the instructions as u suggested. Thanks padhu…

    Reply
  8. Vidya Poojari aka Vidz..

    March 10, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    I tried it today in convection microwave and it came out superb……The measurements are perfect….added walnuts for some crunchiness..Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe…

    Reply
  9. sowmiya

    October 28, 2014 at 3:44 am

    Hi padhu can u plz tell me how can i do the above recipe using pressure cooker

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 28, 2014 at 8:51 am

      Yes, you can bake in pressure cooker. Follow the same procedure as mentioned in my vanilla cake in pressure cooker (check the recipe in cakes and bakes)

      Reply
  10. s raghavan

    November 25, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    Hi padhu,
    I got my otg a few days back and this is my first attempt at baking. I halved all the ingredients and increased the baking time by another 5 min. The cake was perfect . Less sugary and sans butter healthy too.

    Thanks for sharing your hard work.

    Reply
  11. s raghavan

    December 13, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    I tried this cake with atta ie whole wheat flour. Came out well. Texture was more crumbly . Needs care when we remove it from the pan . I use glass bakeware problem may not be there in other moulds.

    Reply
  12. shruthi Raghunandan

    August 21, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    Just want to know how all purpose flour which is 13/4 cup is only 245 gms whereas sugar 2 cups is 400 gms???. can you please explain this to me?? why is the measurement different?? ideally 13/4 cup should be around 375 gms if 2 cups is 400 gms right???

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 24, 2015 at 9:52 am

      The texture of each is different.Flour is fine powder, sugar is granules etc

      Reply
  13. Anusha Madhavan

    December 27, 2015 at 10:35 am

    Hi Padhu.. Have been making this frequently and my daughter loves it a lot !
    Thanks for this simple yet delicious chocolate treat !

    Reply
  14. Priya Raja

    December 31, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    Padhu, the cake is superb

    Reply
  15. Vidhya

    April 1, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Hi.. Can we try this with micro grill combi without preheat

    Reply
  16. Akanksha Patel

    April 26, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Thanks a lot. Very nice recipe. Mild sweet cake. I used 50gm cocoa powder, still happy with results. 🙂
    Thank you!!!

    Reply
  17. Akanksha Patel

    April 26, 2016 at 11:15 am

    Baked for the first time. Superb recipe. Used 50gm cocoa powder, yet great results. Mildly sweet cake. Enjoyed baking and eating. 🙂

    The central part of my cake was wet/not cooked till very after the outer part was cooked. Any reason?
    The cake was not for any special occassion. So, I actually cut the outer part of cake, and re-bake the left inner part.

    Please suggest what can be done to bake better next time.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      April 26, 2016 at 12:19 pm

      While transferring the cake batter to the baking pan, make sure that you fill the pan only up to 1/2 or 2/3.Also tap the cake pan few times for the batter to settle evenly and to eliminate air bubbles from cake batter.

      Reply
  18. Unknown

    June 5, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    This is the best chocolate cake I've made. The texture and taste are great. The kids just loved it. Your Banana bread and whole wheat biscuit recipes are a staple in my house. Everybody loves them.

    Reply
  19. neetha

    July 29, 2016 at 5:37 am

    How many servings does this make ? planning to bake this for my guy's bday 😀 looks easy and yumm

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 29, 2016 at 3:55 pm

      10-12 people.

      Reply
    • neetha

      July 31, 2016 at 8:54 am

      Can I exactly halve (1/2) all ingredients to make a smaller cake ?

      Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 2, 2016 at 6:49 am

      Yes, you can. Use a smaller baking tray.

      Reply
  20. Unknown

    October 27, 2016 at 8:24 am

    Hi,

    I have tried your Vanilla cake in cooker and it was awesome.

    Can you tell me the cup measure for milk, water & oil as I don't have standard cup but I don't small weighing balance. Also can we use groundnut oil or butter.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 27, 2016 at 2:16 pm

      Happy to know that you liked my vanilla cake. Kindly check the ingredients list. I have given only cup measurements. You should not use groundnut oil. You must use only flavorless oil. I suggest you to try the recipe as mentioned for best results.

      Reply
  21. Mekhala

    November 18, 2016 at 7:24 am

    hi, when you mean 1 cup of milk and water and 1/2 cupof oil, how much would that be in ML?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 18, 2016 at 8:40 am

      I use standard measuring spoons and cups.Check my measuring spoons and cups .

      Reply
  22. Unknown

    December 6, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    Can u plz tell amount of cocoa in terms of measuring cups (75gm= ?cup)

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 7, 2016 at 11:24 am

      3/4 cup or 75 grams unsweetened cocoa powder.

      Reply
  23. sarika godbole

    December 9, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    Hi Padhu…. I m new to baking like from scratch u can say so…. I tried ur chocolate cake… N it was yummy hit…. It really boosted my confidence… Thanks dear

    Reply
  24. Anargha Antony

    March 11, 2017 at 1:42 am

    If I'm using half of these ingredients, what should be the baking temperature and time

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 11, 2017 at 11:04 am

      The temperature will remain the same but the time to get baked will be less. It will differ according to different ovens. You have to keep an eye while baking for the first time to find out the time.

      Reply
  25. Raj kumar

    October 8, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Ahh, wish I had read the comments. I used groundnut oil and the cake smells the oil. Otherwise the texture came out super well as i wanted. Next time will try with butter or any refined oils.

    Reply
  26. Leena

    November 15, 2017 at 3:06 pm

    hi Padhu

    Can u make muffins with this recipe…bake time shall change if u dooo

    Reply
  27. Bret

    January 3, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Hi Padhu, Your blog is very informative and useful. Got a small doubt, Can we use Sathumaavu instead of all purpose flour for this cake!

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 15, 2018 at 10:19 am

      No. You can try substituting half of it with sathumaavu.

      Reply
  28. chandu

    April 15, 2018 at 5:18 am

    Tried this for my daughter's B-Day and it came out perfect. It was less sweet, more chocolate-y and similar to brownie. Will definitely make again! Thanks

    Reply
  29. Swathi

    October 22, 2019 at 5:26 am

    Hi Padhu ..
    I follow all your recipes and it will come out exactly ..but today I tried this cake and all Cake batter started overflowing from baking tray and very runny ..can you pls suggest what would be the mistake I made?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      October 29, 2019 at 9:45 am

      You should fill the pan only up to 3/4, not more than that.

      Reply
  30. ramesh

    September 8, 2021 at 6:08 am

    Thanks For Sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends. Hope the will like it.

    Reply

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