One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

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For dessert, this cake mixes up quickly and bakes while we enjoy our dinner. My son, David, loves to help decorate it.—Coleen Martin, Brookfield, Wisconsin

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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 35 min.

Yield: 12-16 Servings

5 35 40

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 cup hot water
Frosting of your choice
Colored sprinkles, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Stir in oil, buttermilk and eggs. Add water and stir until combined. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost. Decorate with sprinkles if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 297 calories, 15 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as One-Bowl Chocolate Cake in Quick Cooking May/June 1998, p9