One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

It’s about time we put a chocolate cake recipe on here…and what sort of recipe could be better than one bowl chocolate cake? Easy to make, super tasty, and – while it may not be the healthiest option – we all deserve a cheat day. And what better “cheat” than a moist, creamy, and rich chocolate cake.

One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

Easiest One Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe. Rich, Moist, and creamy, this chocolate cake is slathered in a cool buttercream frosting.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

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One Bowl Chocolate Cake

• 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup Granulate Sugar
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Espresso Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 cup Buttermilk, room temperature
• 2 Large Utopihen Pasture Raised Eggs, room temperature
• 12 tbsp Butter, melted
• 2 tsp Vanilla Exract

Chocolate Buttercream

• 2 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
• 8 oz Cream Cheese, room temperature
• 10 tbsp Unsalted Butter, room temperature
• 10 oz Semisweet Chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream, room temperature
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

 

One Bowl Chocolate Cake

• Preheat oven to 330º F. Grease and flour one 9×13 inch pan and line bottom with parchment.
• To a large bowl add the cocoa, flour, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder and salt. Whisk until combined.
• Whisk in the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth and everything is combined.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.

Buttercream

• In medium bowl add the powdered sugar, cocoa and salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In bowl of mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until completely combine and smooth. With mixer on low speed, gradually add in the cocoa mixture, mix until completely combined.
• With mixer on low/medium pour melted chocolate in a steady stream into mixture and mix until completely combined.
• Add in the heavy cream, mix until completely combined and smooth.

NOTES:

Once cake is cooled and buttercream is prepared, spread with buttercream and sprinkles (optional).