Homemade Chocolate Cake

Name: Homemade Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12-15 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups water; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons white vinegar; CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; Dash salt; 3 tablespoons 2% milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

A rich chocolate frosting is the flavorful finishing touch to this moist from-scratch cake that's mixed in one bowl. It always turns out and is quickly gobbled up by friends and family. I'm asked to fix this favorite so often that the recipe card is an absolute mess! —Cindy Miller, Riverside, Iowa

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons white vinegar
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
Dash salt
3 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Add the water, oil, vanilla and vinegar; mix well (batter will be thin).
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, salt, milk and vanilla; mix well. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Editor's Note

This recipe does not use eggs.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 413 calories, 17g fat (5g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 385mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (41g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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Originally published as Homemade Chocolate Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 2000

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2124arizona

Jul 3, 2017

I'm a sucker for a great chocolate cake and this one is great!!
lisa53202

May 9, 2017

Very good chocolate cake and frosting--it was gone in a flash!
Kendra

Mar 29, 2017

Dense, flavorless besides a flour aftertaste. Followed the recipe exactly. Worst cake I've ever made.
nightnurse53

Feb 20, 2016

We made this recipe of chocolate cake with the chocolate cream cheese icing for my grand daughters birthday today. It was awesome, good flavor, and good texture. We added an egg to the cake batter and it turned out really good. We highly recommend this recipe.
Buzz6515

Aug 27, 2015

After reading the comments, the dense quality was the biggest complaint. I hate a dense cake so I added one egg to the batter. The most delicious fluffy and moist cake I've ever made! I highly recommend.
sheltagirl

Jun 16, 2015

Ok I just made this both the cake and frosting and honestly they both are nasty and the smell in our house didn't smell nice like a cake baking. The smell was more of a stink. I follow the exact recipe for the cake and for the frosting and they both are horrible
nblanchard1972

Mar 17, 2015

Did not like this at all. Very dense probably cause there are no eggs in it. Won't make again.
AdrianneKathleen

Sep 19, 2014

Only tried the frosting, but it was awesome! Also, I used an 8 oz pack of cream cheese instead of a 3 oz.
oliviareilly

Aug 28, 2014

its a good recipe but its not my favorite the cake did not taste right without eggs in it. Its also a tad flavorless and its definetly not for cake in a mug
becca7844

Jun 15, 2014

It is a delicious moist cake that the whole family loves!