Easy Chocolate Cake – Lazy Woman’s

This homemade easy chocolate cake recipe is both easy and delicious to eat. The Lazy Woman’s Chocolate Cake recipe uses only one bowl thereby minimizing mess. And, if you are looking for an egg free cake this is for you!

Chocolate  cake was easy to find when we lived in Switzerland. The problem was that most European cakes tend to be drier than American cakes (like this rich and moist Chocolate Candy Bar Cake recipe) – this held true for chocolate cake too!

Enter the Lazy Woman’s Easy Chocolate Cake recipe which is also an egg free cake! I received not just any chocolate cake recipe but the Lazy Woman’s Chocolate Cake recipe from a good friend who was also an American living in Switzerland.

One day during our 4 year stay in Switzerland, I was complaining to my friend, Sue, that I could not find a cake mix for birthdays that was not dry. She gave me this easy peasy recipe.  Thanks again, Sue, I still enjoy using it!

And, as you have probably already guessed, the Lazy Woman’s Chocolate Cake recipe minimizes the mess made when mixing by using only one bowl! It is definitely for those of us who are not necessarily lazy (at least I will not admit publicly to it!) but who are efficient!

Making Easy Chocolate Cake – Egg Free Cake Step by Step

Tips for Making This Easy Chocolate Cake which is also an Egg Free Cake;

• Wet ingredients can be added right to the bowl of dry ingredients if desired. I like to mix them in a 4 cup measuring cup and pour in all at once.
• A whisk or electric beater may be used.
• Try adding different flavoring such as orange zest or fresh orange juice
• Sprinkle the top with white,milk or dark chocolate chips

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Easy Chocolate Cake - Lazy Woman's

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Super fast and easy, you can make this on a whim.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate recipes, easy

Servings: 10 servings

Calories: 433 kcal

Author: Cultured Palate

Ingredients

• 3 c flour
• 2 c raw sugar
• 5 Tbsp cocoa 1/3 c
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 2/3 c olive oil
• 2 c water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease pans (2- 8" round or 1- 13" x 9")
2. Measure dry ingredients into bowl. Pour vanilla, vinegar, oil and water into dry mix. Mix until smooth batter forms. I use a whisk.
3. Bake at 350F for 35 - 40 min. until fork inserted comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove from pans.
4. Frost as desired and Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Tips for Making This Easy Chocolate Cake;

• Try adding different flavoring such as orange zest or fresh orange juice
• Sprinkle the top with white, milk or dark chocolate chips

Nutrition Facts

Easy Chocolate Cake - Lazy Woman's

Amount Per Serving

Calories 433 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Sodium 489mg20%

Potassium 92mg3%

Carbohydrates 70g23%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 40g44%

Protein 4g8%

Calcium 15mg2%

Iron 2.3mg13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Dina-Marie, RN and founder of Cultured Palate has learned the importance of diet for health - the hard way! As the mom of 10, and leaving the corporate world to start a vineyard, she knows the value of simple living and you can too! Dina-Marie and Cultured Palate's medical advisors, Dr. Dalton and Dr. O'Connor, want you to have accurate information at your fingertips.