Skip to content

Details page sections

Best chocolate cake!
Best chocolate cake!
Cakes

Best chocolate cake!

4.7
10 mins
1 hours
Easy
12

Charlie reckons that this is the best chocolate cake and by the look of their photo, they might be right! The method looks wonderfully easy.

Keep my screen awake
  • Ingredients
  • Method

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups flour
  • 3 ½ cups Chelsea White Sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups cocoa
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda (dissolve in milk)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups boiling water

Chelsea Products in Recipe

White Sugar

White Sugar

The uniform size of the...
approved=true&orderBy=-hs_createdate&limit=10&offset=20


{has_more=true, offset=30, total=33, results=[{comment_text=It is a great recipe and makes a beautiful cake but DO NOT try put this one in a shaped silicone mould. Some molds are ok, they have the support for such a heavy mix but a rose one definitely don't., approved=true, hs_createdate=1702249860664, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175607335}, {comment_text=I love this cake, it is moist and rich. I top it off with a chocolate ganache icing. It is a really large cake so great for feeding a good sized group of people. The batter can seem runny once the cup of water is added but just go with it., approved=true, user_name=I love this cake, it is moist and rich., hs_createdate=1702249860169, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175604593}, {comment_text=This cake is amazing, makes a big cake nice and moist. My family love this cake., approved=true, user_name=Unknown, hs_createdate=1702249859754, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175436071}, {comment_text=I found this cake very heavy and was disappointed. With all the baking powder I was surprised how little it rose and with the oil it's a very moist cake but I felt it wasn't 'chocolatey' enough for its consistency i.e. needs to have actual chocolate in it. I made a ganache to ice it with which matched though. Probably not the cake for me cause I like mine fluffier., approved=true, user_name=Jeeves, hs_createdate=1702249858804, rating_new__1_5_=3, id=11175505924}, {comment_text=I have to say this is the best chocolate cake I have baked in awhile. I was a bit worry about the texture being too runny but it was fine. Lovely, moist cake and a great recipe., approved=true, hs_createdate=1702249856922, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175550568}, {comment_text=Beautiful, moist cake that never fails. Makes a huge cake and 2 dozen cupcakes. Best chocolate cake recipe I've ever tried!, approved=true, user_name=Nellie, hs_createdate=1702249855436, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175519013}, {comment_text=I made this today and wow it was perfect and so easy!, approved=true, hs_createdate=1702249854548, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175475332}, {comment_text=Best chocolate cake ever! So easy to make and you can get more than one decent cake out of the mix. You can't go wrong with the instructions. Moist and chocolatey. It's a favourite in my family., approved=true, user_name=JO, hs_createdate=1702249853898, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175611658}, {comment_text=Yummy big moist cake. Mixture was very runny and needed 1 1/2 hours cooking though. Easy for my daughter and I to make together., approved=true, user_name=Skye, hs_createdate=1702249853163, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175388222}, {comment_text=Great cake mix! Can make two cakes with one batter but cooking time is a lot longer than 1 hour more like 1hour 25mins., approved=true, user_name=1511396166, hs_createdate=1702249851972, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175361060}]}
Reviews
33

What did you think of this recipe?

Method

Preheat oven to 160 C.
Place all ingredients except boiling water in a cake mixer and mix until smooth. Pour over boiling water and gently fold through the batter.
Pour into a lined 30 cm cake pan and bake for 1 hour or until cake tests cooked.
Reviews
33

What did you think of this recipe?

You May Like These

5 mins prep, 15 mins cook
4.5 (617)
15 mins prep, 40 mins cook
4.6 (393)
15 mins prep, 30 mins cook
4.3 (1122)
20 mins prep, 10 mins cook
4.5 (1376)
How to Choose SugarFor Baking?
learn about baking

How to Choose SugarFor Baking?

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt

Subscribe to Our Newsletter