One bowl Chocolate Cake recipe from scratch - as the name suggests is a chocolate cake that can be made in one bowl and then baked directly.
An eggless chocolate cake without condensed milk, milk, butter or eggs; baking this moist eggless chocolate cake is as simple as counting 1 2 3.. Don't believe me?? Then just read on to find more..
One Bowl Chocolate Cake.. so what is the fuss all about?
Well, we all think that baking a cake is hard and there are so many technicalities involved that we are often intimidated by it.
So to break all those and to encourage everyone to bake; I thought of sharing this simple chocolate cake recipe with you all..
HOW DO YOU MAKE A SIMPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE?
Or rather I should ask why is this a best simple chocolate cake?
1. That is because this One Bowl Chocolate Cake involves mixing the dry ingredients, adding wet and then just bake all in one single bowl. so simple right!!!
2. It also does not call for any exclusive ingredients. Probably you have all the ingredients required to make this homemade chocolate cake recipe in your pantry already.
3. You can use this same best chocolate cake recipe to make a chocolate layer cake for an amazing eggless birthday cake recipe, chocolate bundt cake, add some chocolate chips to make a chocolate chip bundt cake or even an eggless chocolate cupcake (Find the recipe for the same here.)
4. And just to tell you this no egg no milk chocolate cake is also Vegan. Vegan Chocolate Cake in one bowl!! How cool is that?
Plus One Bowl Chocolate Cake means that's so many dishes less to wash; I am one happy woman now. (woes of being a sahm!!) 😀
Undoubtedly the best chocolate cake recipe ever!
HOW DO YOU MAKE A MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE?
You might be thinking maybe its a moist eggless chocolate cake with yogurt or eggless chocolate cake with curd.
And since its a vegan cake we are not using any milk products here. Then What makes the cake moist and fluffy?
A. It is Oil. Yes if you compare the cake made using butter and oil you will find that simple eggless cake recipe
made using oil is much more moist and fluffy than the ones that is made with butter.
B. The other thing that I would highly commend you guys if you include dairy products in your diet is to use milk in place of water as mentioned in the recipe which would make it even more moist.
HOW DO YOU SUBSTITUTE EGGS IN A CAKE RECIPE?
The most common substitute you might have heard of would be yogurt. It is recommended to use 1/4 cup of yogurt to 1 egg. The key is to find the right reaction of leavening agents, such baking powder and/or baking soda, and acids, such as vinegar, lemon juice, buttermilk, yoghurt, sour cream, etc…
Why? Because leavaners and acids when combined under the heat of the oven react and produce gas (bubbles) that will make the cake fluffy.
I hope this solved your query on how to make cake in oven without egg?
Can I make this One Bowl Chocolate Cake in cooker?
Yes, definitely. I have made this cake in a cooker when I had been to India at my mom's place since she do not have an oven yet.
It took me nearly 60 mins to bake this though.
How to mak this eggless chocolate cake in microwave?
That I am not sure yet as I have not tried this in a microwave before.
Coming to think of, this is the first ever actual cake recipe that I have shared on the blog. Being a baker myself, can't think that this is my first.
I have earlier shared simple cake recipe like my Rava Cake that is also eggless and in fact it doesn't even have maida in it. And can be made in cooker, microwave or oven. But then its a tea time cake; you cannot classify it to a dessert.
I have shared beginners baking recipes like chocolate muffins, scones or vanilla cupcakes but never a cake.
I also have a variety of cookies recipe on the blog if you would like to check.
Now that I have thought of sharing a baking or dessert recipe every Saturday; you can definitely keep an eye here for more such recipes.
Coming to the One bowl chocolate cake, let me tell you this is a super moist cake with oh so soft crumbs.
A soft and fluffy cake that is loaded with flavours of chocolate. The subtle smooth whipped cream adds to the moistness of the cake.
Oh, by the way, this eggless chocolate cake recipe with icing is a keeper's recipe. Not only is it easy to make the cake the whipped cream chocolate frosting is also super simple and to die for.
All you need is 3 simple ingredients - cream, sugar and cocoa powder to make this frosting. However if you plan to frost this cake completely with whipped cream I would recommend making a stabilized whipped cream. You can read all about it here.
The blueberries and strawberries brings in a freshness.
If you like this simple one bowl chocolate cake recipe then do tag me, tweet me or instagram me. I would love to hear from you..
Here is the recipe for the best eggless chocolate cake recipe
One bowl Chocolate Cake - No Eggs, No Butter, No Milk
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cake
Dry Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Maida or APF
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup Water
- 6 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
For Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 1.5 cups Cream
- 1/3 cup Castor Sugar
- 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
For Simple Sugar syrup
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 3 tbsp sugar
Strawberries and Blueberries for garnish
Instructions
For Chocolate Cake
- Grease your baking tin and line the base with parchment paper. In the same pan sift your dry ingredients. Add sugar and mix everything well.
- Next add in the wet ingredients. Mix everything until you see no hint of flour. This would take about 30 seconds. Do not overmix.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven at 180°C for 30-32 mins. Do refer notes.
For the Chocolate Whipped cream
- Add all the ingredients mentioned for whipped cream in a bowl and whip to soft peaks.
To Assemble
- Divide the cake into two using a serrated knife in a see-saw motion.
- Apply sugar syrup onto it.
- Place half of the whipped cream on top of the base layer. Spread it out. Place a layer of blueberries in the centre.
- Layer the other half of the cake on top. Spread the remaining cream on top. Top it off with the remaining cream and garnish with strawberries and blueberries. Highly recommend you to watch my video on youtube for easy understanding. Refer notes for the same.
Update:
I now use 1/2 cup of cocoa powder instead of 1/4 cup mentioned in the recipe just to make it more chocolaty 😀
Notes:
1. Check my video recipe for easy understanding - One bowl Chocolate Cake
2. You can enjoy the cake as it is, the whipped cream and fruits is an optional step but it adds moistness to the cake.
3. Do not over-mix the batter.
4. Do not bake for more than 32 or 33 minutes; I made the mistake of baking it for 35 mins and I thought it was over-baked just a bit. Let it bake for 30 mins and then check with the toothpick. If you think it is not baked then bake it for just 2 mins more and I am sure you would have a lovely cake.
5. Use coconut cream to make this completely vegan.
6. The sugar syrup has to be cold while you are applying it to the base.
You can also use vinegar in place of lemon juice and yes this is an eggless chocolate cake with vinegar; but do not raise an eyebrow like I have mentioned above you need the acidity to react with the leaveners for a light and fluffy cake.
I hope you enjoyed this easy moist chocolate cake recipe.
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Until then
Hugs
Sushma
Emmanuelle says
I Will try it tomorrow but it reminds me a lot of Foret Noire... Its kind of the same right ?
Have a nice day,
Emmanuelle.
sushma iyer says
You're right, Emmanuelle! Both are chocolate cakes, but the Forêt Noire is much more elaborate with layers of whipped cream and cherries, while the depression cake is simpler with basic ingredients. It's fun how a simple cake can remind us of something fancier! 😊 If you're interested in trying a Forêt Noire as well, I have a recipe on the blog https://spicesnflavors.com/eggless-black-forest-cake/. Hope you enjoy it! Have a wonderful day!
Sujata says
Why did u use baking soda and not baking powder, d cake has a weird taste due to d use of soda..rest it was soft and moist
sushma iyer says
Hi Sujata.. basically you just need an acid and a base to react and for CO2 for the cake to rise which is why we use acid (natural cocoa powder) and base (baking soda) in the recipe.. There could be a couple of reasons for your soda to remain unreactive.. 1. You might have used too much baking soda accidentally. 2. Your soda was old and expired and hence remained unreactive 3. Your cocoa powder was dutch processed. Hope this helps
Gauri says
Hi Sushma,
The cake looks great and I plan to bake it this weekend. I do not see a YouTube link of the video, can you share please?
sushma iyer says
Hi Gauri.. sure here it is.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-lwHA-OWwM&t=140s thank you
Gauri says
Thanks Sushma. The cake turned out super yummy.
Thank you so much for the perfect recipe 🙂
sushma iyer says
Thats awesome Gauri.. thank you
Rashmi S says
Hi Sushma, is it 1tsp lemon juice or 1 tbsp. Your vanilla cake has 1 tbsp lemon juice. Please clarify. Thank y ou.
sushma iyer says
Hi Rashmi.. 1 tsp is enough basically you just need to make buttermilk out of the milk and create an acidic agent for the soda to react..
Regards
Sushma
Neeta says
Is it OK if I don't use lemon juice?
sushma iyer says
Hi Neeta..
You need some acidic agent to react with the soda.. In place of lemon juice you can use 2 tsp white vinegar 🙂
Regards
Sushma
Rujavi says
Thank you for this recipe. The outcome is perfect. All liked it very much.
sushma iyer says
Hi Rujavi..
That sounds amazing.. thank you for taking the time out and try this recipe and share your wonderful feedback with us.. Really appreciate it 🙂
Regards
Sushma
Deepti Chaudhari says
Why does the cake turn out super soft that it breaks very easily ?
Its very difficult to cut out a layer and separate it for applying sugar base and cream.
I want to make plain whipped cream without cocoa powder.How much quantity sugar should I reduce ?
sushma iyer says
Hi Deepti..
Yes, it is a soft and moist cake but I have never experienced the problem to cut and assemble it into layers. In fact, I use this recipe for all my cake orders. 🙂
And about the plain whipped cream I have a separate recipe post on it. Here is the link if you would like to check it out: https://spicesnflavors.com/stabilized-whipped-cream/ Thank you 🙂
Ruchi says
Wow....its such a simple recipe n that too eggless .Sure going to try out. I love whip cream icing but never tried ....so little frightened for frosting ....in ohr area whipping cream not easily available.Can I try with stored malai .kindly guide
sushma iyer says
Hi Ruchi..
I am so glad to learn that this post encouraged you to bake it.. I hope you would enjoy it too.. 😀 Thank you for such kind words.. 🙂
Honestly, I have never used malai for frosting so won't be able to guide you on that sorry.. I have used dairy whipping cream here so if you find that then you can use it.. 🙂
Regards
Sushma
Shirley says
The cake was yummy. My family loved it.
sushma iyer says
wow shirley.. thats great..
so pleased to learn this.. thank you for sharing your wonderful feedback with us.. 🙂
Deepti says
Can we try this with sooji flour that too in a cooker ? And i wanted to use carob powder instead of cocoa.What quantity of carob powder should be taken ?
sushma iyer says
Hi Deepti..
I have a Chocolate Rava Cake recipe if you want you can check that.. here is the link.. https://spicesnflavors.com/chocolate-rava-cake-cookerovenmicrowave/
Thank you
Dikla Frances says
I know most people would go for this cake because it is a chocolate cake...but for me, it is the whipped cream!!!! can't get enough of it!!!
sushma iyer says
Hi Dikla Frances..
Gimme a high five!! exactly my thoughts..
I too love whipped cream frosting.. So good to know about your liking too.. Thank you dear
Ruchi says
Cake looks superb... loved the presentation
sushma iyer says
Hey Ruchi..
Thank you so much dear
Jagruti says
Absolutely stunning! Such a yummy cake.
sushma iyer says
Hey Jagruti
Indeed and it was such a fuss free cake to bake as well.. Thank you dear
anvita says
This looks perfectly bakes, moist and spongy. yum yum. I like how you have decorated the cake.
sushma iyer says
Hey Anvita
Oh it was so moist and soft.. so good to know that you liked the simple frosting too.. my all time favourite thank you
Shreya says
That is such a superb one! I too make such one bowl cakes 😍
sushma iyer says
Hi shreya
Yes dear one bowl cake recipes are so simple and the best part is no extra dishes.. phew..
Thank you dear
Betcy Allen says
Hey Sushma...
If we need 2 bake a 9 inch cake for the same recipe do we need increase the qty of ingrediants?
sushma iyer says
Hi Betcy..
Are you planning to make a simple cake or do you want to frost it??
You can multiply the recipe by 1.5 times for slicing the cake into two layers and double the recipe for slicing the cake into 3 layers 🙂
Regards
Sushma
Aanchal Gupta says
Love the way you combined chocolate with strawberries. Very easy and nice.
sushma iyer says
Hi Aanchal..
Yes chocolates, strawberries and cream are a match made in heaven. You cannot go wrong with them.. thank you dear
Afroz says
That is such beautiful looking cake. Cant imagine it is made out of such simple recipe,which brand of whipping cream do you use ?
sushma iyer says
Hi Afroz..
Thank you so much dear.. Coming from someone like you I am cloud 9 today.
Well I live in New Zealand and I have used a local brand named Anchor for the cream
Thank you dear
Saima says
Its so tempting. I have one question how to adjust time for baking cake.mostly in recipes specific measurements of pan is given but if we want to make in one big pan instead of two small.how should we calculate the time.
sushma iyer says
Hi Saima..
It is basically trial and error only.. So for a 10 inch cake this recipe bakes in 17 mins.. I know this because I have baked this like a hundred times now.. depends on what size you are after.. Seems intimidating but with practise you get an idea of it 🙂 There is no specific hard and fast rule here that I can share with you depends on oven, and the cake pan.
Regards
Sushma
Lathiya says
Cake looks awesome..interesting part is that it needs just a bowl to get it ready..
sushma iyer says
Exactly Lathiya.. in my opinion that is the best part actually.. hehe..
Thank you dear