Go Back
+ servings

Classic Chocolate Cake

This one-bowl classic chocolate cake recipe is moist, rich, decadent, and delicious. The best part is that it's allergy-friendly (gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free). There is one catch, though. Everyone will ask you for the recipe, but that lets you know it's the best chocolate cake recipe ever.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 289 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Round 6" Cake Pans (or similar cake/baking pan)
  • 1 Electric or hand mixer

Ingredients
  

  • cups gluten-free flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup+ 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 packs Vanilla Cocoa Frosting Mix

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F
  • Grease two (2) 6' round cake pans.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa, in a large bowl.
    1½ cups gluten-free flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • Make three wells in the dry ingredients. Add the vegetable oil to the first well. In the second well, pour the white vinegar. Then, in the third well, pour the vanilla extract.
    ¼ cup+ 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pour the cold water over the mixture and whisk together until it's combined.
    1 cup cold water
  • Divide the batter evenly between the two cake pans.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • While the cake bakes, make your Vanilla Cocoa Frosting mix according to the directions on the package.
    1-2 packs Vanilla Cocoa Frosting Mix
  • Assemble the cooled cake, frost it, and enjoy!

Video

Notes

This allergy-friendly recipe is: 
  • Gluten-Free
  • Dairy-Free
  • Egg-Free
To learn more about our Vanilla Cocoa Frosting Mix, watch the following video: 
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a68UJVhSdSw[/embedyt]
 

Nutrition

Calories: 289kcal
Keyword cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free