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The BEST cake for your chocolate cravings!

Chocolate Craving Cake

Small in size but not in flavor!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cake, chocolate craving cake
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 9 slices
Author Amanda Rettke

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (63g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup (100g) whole milk
  • 1/4 cup (55g) vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (118g) warm water, can use coffee

Frosting

  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with parchment paper and spray sides and bottom. If using a metal baking pan, heat oven to 325°F.

  2. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of stand mixer.
  3. Add in egg, milk, oil, and vanilla and mix on low until incorporated. When mixed in increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.

  4. Add in warm water and gently stir- batter will be very thin.

  5. Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick is removed.
  6. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then continue cooling on a rack until room temperature.

Frosting

  1. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips in the microwave at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each heating, until they are fully melted.
  2. Add the sour cream and vanilla and stir by hand until frosting is well combined and fluffier.
  3. Spread over cooled cake.

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