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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

18 ingredients 10 min + 30 min 16 openrecipes
Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

This dense and super-moist chocolate cake recipe is made all the better with a generous layer of chocolate cream cheese frosting.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1218
Calories
30g
Protein
58g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2 cups Flour
  • ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Salt
  • 1 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 cup Boiling Water
  • 2 whole Milk
  • 2 teaspoons Eggs, Beaten
  • 8 ounces, weight Vanilla
  • 3 Tablespoons FOR THE ICING:
  • 2 cups Cream Cheese, Softened
  • ¼ cups Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar
  • ½ cups Butter, Softened
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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