One bowl Chocolate cake | Easy Chocolate cake recipe with Chocolate Ganache

This One Bowl Chocolate Cake is utterly irresistible, rich, moist and very chocolatey.

 

It’s an easy bowl and whisk kind of recipe that you won’t be able to get enough of! 

This is the cake to make when a craving strikes. 

It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced baker or not, you can make this chocolate cake.

 

This quick and easy chocolate cake is made in one bowl. 

In a large bowl, whisk together both dry and wet ingredients until smooth. 

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven. 

Make this easy 2 ingredient chocolate ganache and finish the cake. 

Slice and enjoy!

Could it be any easier?!

 

One Bowl Chocolate Cake Ingredients 

 For Cake 

All-purpose flour 

White sugar 

unsweetened Cocoa powder 

Baking soda 

Baking powder 

Salt 

Egg 

Melted Butter 

Vanilla extract 

Milk 

boiling Water 

Ingredients for Ganache frosting 

Semisweet Dark chocolate 

Heavy Cream or Fresh Cream

How to make One Bowl Chocolate Cake - Step by step pictures 

 Sift together all the dry ingredients in a wide bowl.

Mix everything together.

Add in the milk, egg, vanilla extract and melted butter.

Mix well until combined.

Pour in the hot water.

Mix just until combined. Donot overmix.

Pour the batter onto a greased baking pan.

Bake in a preheated oven of 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 - 15 minutes.

Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Ganache frosting 

Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Take cream in a microwave safe mug. Microwave the cream for 30 seconds.

Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and mix well until smooth.

Pour the chocolate ganache over the cooled cake and spread it evenly.

Cut the cake into pieces and serve!

More easy cake recipes, 

Chocolate Snack Cake 

Eggless Marble Cake 

Hot Milk Sponge Cake

 

One bowl Chocolate cake | Easy Chocolate cake recipe with Chocolate Ganache

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of White sugar
• 1/3 cup of unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 large Egg
• 1/4 cup of Melted Butter
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of Milk
• 1/2 cup boiling Water
• 1 cup Dark chocolate (70%)
• 1/3 cup Heavy Cream or Fresh Cream

Instructions

Sift together all the dry ingredients in a wide bowl.

Mix everything together.

Add in the milk, egg, vanilla extract and melted butter.

Mix well until combined.

Pour in the hot water.

Mix just until combined. Donot overmix.

Pour the batter onto a greased baking pan.

Bake in a preheated oven of 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 - 15 minutes.

Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the chocolate ganache, chop the chocolate into small pieces.

Take cream in a microwave safe mug. Microwave the cream for 30 seconds.

Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and mix well until smooth.

Pour the chocolate ganache over the cooled cake and spread it evenly.

Cut the cake into pieces and serve!

Recipe video here!

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