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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📋 Recipe
Super fast and easy, you can make this on a whim.
- 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
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease pans (2- 8" round or 1- 13" x 9")
- Measure dry ingredients into bowl. Pour vanilla, vinegar, oil and water into dry mix. Mix until smooth batter forms. I use a whisk.
- Bake at 350F for 35 - 40 min. until fork inserted comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove from pans.
- Frost as desired and Enjoy!
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
Katya says
you may not know the answer to my question, but you may.
is this cake American USA sweet, or is it middle Europe (like Germany) kind of sweet?
USA likes their cakes and pastries much sweeter then the Germany or Czech Republic. I don’t know where Switzerland falls. Russia is more like USA, funnily enough.
I’m about to try to bake this without tasting it along the way until the birthday party. It may not be humanly possible anyhow.
Katya
Dina-Marie says
Katya, it is more like USA sweet but not as sweet as American boxed cakes. Definitely sweeter than German and Swiss desserts.
Emily Kemp says
Wow this cake looks so rich and decadent, making this for the next birthday in my house!