How to Bake a Chocolate Cake From Scratch Easy
The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake is moist, decadent, chocolatey perfection with a batter that is made in just one bowl. With thousands of rave reviews, this is the chocolate cake you've been dreaming of!
It took years of testing to come up with the perfect chocolate cake recipe. This recipe has been made by tens of thousands of people all over the world who all agree: this is the most amazing chocolate cake ever. This cake is moist and has the perfect crumb. It is so easy to make, using just one bowl for the batter, and puts doctored cake mix recipes to shame. They even call it "The Matilda Cake" because it looks just like the decadent cake Bruce Bogtrotter ate in the movie Matilda.
What is buttermilk? Can I use a buttermilk Substitute?
Buttermilk is necessary for this recipe. It has to do with the way it interacts with other ingredients. Buttermilk is the liquid leftover after churning butter. It can easily be substituted using milk and either vinegar or lemon juice, but there are other options as well. Check out my more in-depth post about how to make a buttermilk substitute.
Can I make this dairy-free?
Yes! Add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to almond or soy milk. Let stand 5 minutes and use in place of the buttermilk. For the frosting, use a dairy-free frosting option.
Can I make this a gluten-free?
Yes! Use "Cup for Cup" gluten-free flour blend in this recipe in the same amounts.
What can I substitute for eggs in chocolate cake?
Yes! There are several options that work well when substituting for eggs in this recipe.
- 1/4 cup of plain yogurt per egg
- 1 tablespoon vinegar+ 1 teaspoon baking powder whisked together per egg
- 1/4 cup mashed banana per egg
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce per egg
Can I use this recipe to make other types of chocolate cakes?
Yes! This cake recipe can be used for all sorts of different sizes and kinds of chocolate cakes. Click on one of the images below to view the four most popular variations.
Can I make this recipe into only two layers? Can I make this recipe in a 9×13 pan?
Yes you can, for both you'll need to divide the recipe by 2/3rds. I realize that there are 4 eggs in this recipe so that's the hard part. Just use 3 eggs.
What kind of cocoa powder did you use?
Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa Powder was used in this cake in order to use a brand that is most widely available to my readers. You can also use higher quality cocoa powders like Ghiradelli or cocoa powders from specialty chocolatier shops, but those can be expensive. We recommend staying away from inexpensive store brands as their quality tends to not yield the best results.
How did you get your frosting so dark?
For these photos, Hershey's Special Dark Unsweetened Cocoa powder was used to achieve the dark-looking frosting.
Other Frosting Options
We love the chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting used in this recipe, but you can use this cake with any frosting of your choice to mix and match flavors and create your own amazing custom cake creation. Click on the images below for other frosting options including a plain chocolate buttercream, whipped chocolate ganache, ermine frosting, 7-minute frosting, sweetened condensed milk frosting, and a pourable chocolate fudge icing that's great for sheet cakes and 9×13 cakes.
If you like this recipe, be sure to check out my other amazing cake recipes:
- White Cake
- Vanilla Cake Recipe
- Red Velvet Cake
- Strawberry Cake
- Carrot Cake
- Coconut Cake
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