The Most Moist Chocolate Cake Ever
Indulge in pure decadence with "The Most Moist Chocolate Cake Ever" – a rich and velvety dessert that will redefine your love for chocolate. This crowd-pleasing recipe combines pantry staples like unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, and granulated sugar with the magic of boiling water to create an ultra-moist and tender crumb that melts in your mouth. With just 15 minutes of prep time and the perfect balance of sweetness and depth, this chocolate cake is as easy to make as it is irresistible. Ideal for birthdays, celebrations, or a simple treat-yourself moment, it can be frosted with your favorite buttercream, ganache, or left elegantly simple with a dusting of powdered sugar. Perfect for making memories one slice at a time, this is the ultimate chocolate cake recipe you’ll come back to again and again.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 cups Granulated sugar
- 0.75 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoons Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 cup Whole milk
- 0.5 cup Vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Boiling water
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans, or line them with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed using a hand or stand mixer until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.
Slowly pour in the boiling water while mixing on low speed. The batter will be thin, but this ensures a moist cake.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frost and decorate as desired, using your favorite frosting, ganache, or a simple dusting of powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
3936 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 148.9 g | 191% | |
| Saturated Fat | 37.2 g | 186% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 67.5 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 401 mg | 134% | |
| Sodium | 5161 mg | 224% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 687.2 g | 250% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 70.0 g | 250% | |
| Total Sugars | 417.2 g | ||
| Protein | 78.0 g | 156% | |
| Vitamin D | 4.7 mcg | 24% | |
| Calcium | 600 mg | 46% | |
| Iron | 40.1 mg | 223% | |
| Potassium | 3461 mg | 74% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
