Best-Ever Chocolate Cake
You can't miss with this delightful old-fashioned dessert. It's truly the best ever chocolate cake! It is moist and chocolaty, and its light, fluffy frosting stirs up in a jiffy. Use vanilla pudding instead of chocolate in the frosting if you wish. -Catherine Dawe, Kent, Ohio
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- FLUFFY CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
- 1 cup cold whole milk
- 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Reviews
This cake is delicious. The frosting has a mousse like texture. I doubled the frosting recipe as I made cupcakes and wanted plenty for piping.
This Sadiesuper is on drugs. I got this recipe from my first mother in law. As you can see there are no eggs. My father in law was allergic to eggs. To think this person thinks a box mix is better. Anyway we called this the Never Fail Chocolate Cake. The only difference is my recipe calls for 2 Tablespoons of vinegar and I cut the chocolate to 5 Tablespoons doesn't seem to make a difference to me and it saves chocolate.
I bake a lot and did not like this recipe. I found it dense and not much flavor. Sadly a cake mix is better
This cake turns out perfect every time!! We love the chocolate taste!! We will fix this again and again!!
This cake was FANTASTIC! I made it in two round pans baked for 30 minutes. I layered the cakes and frosting and was skeptical if it would stay together -- it did! It was just the perfect moistness and choc flavor. I like to make something a little extra special for my kids' birthdays and this one fit the bill!
This as a very moist and delicious cake. The cake is not real sweet which I liked but very "chocolatey" . I made mine in a 10" springform pan this time and it took 55 minutes in my convection oven. I will definitely make this again and again. There is nothing like a scratch cake. If you like light and airy puff and blow cakes, then maybe this isn't for you. It was beautifully heavy...a perfect cake in my opinion. Surprised to see NO EGGS in this cake. SUPER!!!!!
I made this for my husbands birthday several years ago and every year since!! Now my kids are asking for it for their birthdays!! It is the Best Ever Chocolate Cake!!! So moist and yummy!
Gotta love chocolate and this cake satisfies that craving!
We make this all the time, since my son is allergic to milk (using a different icing, of course). But we're not sacrificing quality for the sake of allergies this time, because this is the best ever chocolate cake.
All there is to say is, YUM. It was moist and delicious.