This deliciously moist chocolate cake mixes up in just 5 minutes and will have you kissing store bought cake mixes goodbye! It’s egg free too.
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You all, I never thought I’d say this, but I’m grateful for the Avian Bird Flu epidemic. Remember back about a year ago when egg prices were sky high because of the egg shortage that the Avian Bird Flu caused?
Well, it was thanks to it that I discovered this Best Ever Chocolate Cake recipe.
Over that time I was trying to avoid using eggs more than absolutely necessary in an attempt to help out our minimal grocery budget.
I mean, when eggs cost $2 or more a dozen you start thinking twice before you use them! At least you do if you are like me and are used to paying less than $1 a dozen for your eggs.
Anyway, one day I was in the mood for a baked dessert. But of course, baked desserts typically take eggs. And as silly as it might sound, I was kind of agonizing over the thought of using 3 to 4 of my precious eggs to make a simple dessert for us.
So, I started flipping through my cookbooks looking for inspiration and perusing all the baked dessert recipes to see if I could find one that sounded good but that also didn’t take more than an egg or two.
I was looking through a small family cookbook that I have when I happened across this amazing chocolate cake recipe. I couldn’t believe it- it took absolutely no eggs!
And it claimed to be the best chocolate cake ever too! I was intrigued. And of course, I had to give it a try!
And you all, I was totally sold on the first bite! It was absolutely perfect. Deliciously moist, nice and chocolaty, not too dense. Just everything that a chocolate cake should be. And it’s been the only chocolate cake recipe that I’ve used ever since.
I also love how super easy this Best Ever Chocolate Cake is to make. It’s seriously pretty much as easy as a boxed cake mix…you just dump everything in one bowl, mix it up by hand or with your mixer and bam, you are done!
But unlike a boxed cake mix, it’s made with real ingredients that you can pronounce and know what they truly are.
So whip up a recipe of this chocolate cake, top it with Quick Caramel Icing or 5 Minute Perfectly Chocolate Frosting and you’ll have a simple dessert that is sure to be a hit!
BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE- no eggs, no butter!
Best Ever Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 3 c. flour
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 6 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 c. water
- 2/3 c. canola or vegetable oil
- 2 tsp. white vinegar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 min.
Notes
OTHER EASY RECIPES:
Kim
My family has been baking this cake for generations. It is the most delicious, moist cake! I always substitute coffee in for the water as well…add some cinnamon for a different, but still delicious, taste.
Lydia Beiler
Every time I make it I am amazed all over again that such simple ingredients can make such an incredibly moist, delicious cake! I bet the coffee gives it an extra boost of flavor. And the addition of cinnamon sounds tasty! I’d love to try that and top it with chocolate frosting. Yum!
Diana Dodd
Can you use baking powder in lieu of baking soda?
Lydia Beiler
It needs to be baking soda actually. Baking soda reacts with the vinegar and is what causing the cake to rise. Baking powder wouldn’t have that reaction and you’d end up with a very flat, odd cake, I’m afraid!
Gina
I was looking for a homemade cake mix that I could turn into a non-acholic Margarita cake. I tried the recipe online but due to allergies it was not a good fit. This worked out perfectly. This is what I change to accommodate what we have now due to staying at home. I left out the cocoa powder and added this instead.
3 packets of True Lime
1/4 Cup of Nellie and Joe’s Key Lime Juice
1/4 Cup of Nellie and Joe’s Lemon Juice
Then I added 1 1/2 cups of water to keep it at 2 cups total.
Everything else stayed the sane you could add green food coloring if you wanted due to allergies I use the green from the lime juice. It smells amazing at I took a quick taste and its wonderful. Will use a basic buttercream or can add lime and lemon juice mix instead of a little milk. Thank you this is the best, I did still add the vinegar but it may not have been necessary.
Lydia Beiler
Yum, that sounds super tasty, Gina! My son is a big fan of lime flavored recipes and would be ecstatic I made your version. As far as the vinegar, I think it would have flopped without it since the vingear is what activates the baking soda! So if you make it again, you’ll probably want to make sure you leave it in there!
Mary
This cake is easy, moist and delicious! Do you have a similar recipe for a white cake or would you just eliminate the cocoa powder?
Lydia Beiler
Delighted to hear that you enjoyed it, Mary! I keep wanting to try making this without the cocoa powder to see if it works but just haven’t gotten it done. However, I’m 99% sure it would work great. If you give it a try, I’d love to know how it turns out!