Quick chocolate cake
Recipe for a simple chocolate oil cake with chocolate ganache
Today I invite you to try a quick chocolate cake that you can prepare without using a mixer! To make this cake, all you need is a bowl and a spoon, and making the chocolate cake will take you only a dozen minutes! This express chocolate cake, in the style of a Polish ‘murzynek’, tastes excellent with a thick layer of chocolate frosting. You must try it! Check out my recipe with the video and get baking :)
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Quick and simple chocolate cake recipe with video
If you like quick and hassle-free last-minute cakes, then you must check out this express cake with cocoa and oil.
Quick chocolate cake recipe
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- Recipe for a mold with a diameter of about 22 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for chocolate cake:
- 200 g wheat flour (all-purpose (1 and 1/3 cups))
- 200 g sugar ((1 cup) – you can add 1.5 cups)
- 50 g bitter cocoa ((half a cup))
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 80 ml oil (- 1/3 cup)
- 1 egg (size L)
- 180 ml milk (- 3/4 cup)
- 180 ml boiling water (mixed with two teaspoons of instant coffee – optional (can be without coffee))
ingredients for chocolate ganache:
- 250 ml heavy cream
- 250 g chocolate (dark)
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How to make express chocolate cake step by step
Step 1 – preparing the chocolate cake batter
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and baking soda.200 g wheat flour, 200 g sugar, 50 g bitter cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- Add oil, egg, and milk – mix with a spoon or whisk.80 ml oil, 1 egg, 180 ml milk
- Pour in the hot water with coffee and mix thoroughly.180 ml boiling water
Step 2 – preparing the cake baking mold
- Grease a baking mold with a diameter of about 22 cm with butter and sprinkle with flour – you can also use breadcrumbs or semolina.
- Pour the batter.
Step 3 – baking the chocolate cake
- Place the mold with the batter into an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius in top/bottom heat mode and bake for about 40 minutes – until a dry stick. A stick inserted into the center of the cake must come out dry and not covered with wet batter. If the stick is sticky, extend the baking time a bit – you can also change the oven setting to bottom heat only.
- After baking, cool the chocolate cake.
Step 4 – preparing chocolate ganache for the cake
- To prepare the ganache, heat the heavy cream in a saucepan.250 ml heavy cream
- When it boils, remove it from the heat and add the broken chocolate.250 g chocolate
- Wait about 5 minutes, then mix thoroughly – until the chocolate is well dissolved and forms a uniform and smooth mass.
- Wait for the chocolate to cool and thicken.
- Spread it over the top and sides of the cake.
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Quick chocolate cake – notes
I recommend to your attention this quick chocolate cake with cocoa and oil. And the cake is not only express, but also very simple, because it’s mixed with a spoon in a bowl. You’ll prepare it with ingredients everyone has at home. You’ll make such a cake quickly when you’re expecting guests. Ideal for all chocolate lovers, because this is a double chocolate cake. Chocolate cake with bitter cocoa, and on top of it a thick layer of chocolate ganache.
I made my ganache with dark chocolate (lately I prefer less sweet cakes). If you like sweets, you can use milk chocolate – but then use less heavy cream – maximum 200 ml.
How to make a quick chocolate cake without a mixer – tips
Pour all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix them briefly with a regular spoon or a kitchen whisk. Add the wet ingredients – except water – and mix until a smooth mass is obtained. Now it’s time for hot water with coffee – yes, after adding it, the batter will become thin, but that’s how it should be! We add only a small amount of coffee – just 2 teaspoons, so it doesn’t strongly affect the taste of the cake, but it wonderfully enhances the chocolate flavor. Even if someone doesn’t like coffee, they won’t strongly taste it here. But if you don’t like it and don’t like it in cakes, just add hot water – but it also has to be hot!
Pour the batter into the pan (I also baked it in a 22/22 cm pan – then it was a bit flatter) and bake.
How long to bake chocolate cake so it’s well-baked?
Bake the cake for about 40 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius in top/bottom heat mode. You can also bake it with convection, but then reduce the baking temperature to 170 degrees Celsius. Remember to also check with a skewer if the cake is baked. To check the cake, simply insert a skewer into the center of the cake, reaching the very bottom. If the skewer comes out clean, not covered with wet batter, it means it’s well-baked.
After baking, cool the cake and then spread it with chocolate ganache.
I recently baked this chocolate cake again, and we also made a video for it – I invite you to watch it – if you have any doubts, I hope this video will clear them all up.
From this recipe, you will get a cake for about 15 servings – I baked it in a 22 cm diameter pan.
Simple chocolate oil cake kcal
How many calories does chocolate cake have? My cake has about 300 calories per 100g, so not too bad. I think, therefore, that even people on a reduction diet can afford a piece of such a chocolate cake :)
I also invite you to check out my other chocolate cake recipes.
P.S.
By the way, I recommend my book “Beata’s Best Bakes” where you’ll find lots of delicious and simple cakes, cookies, and cupcakes perfect for various occasions.
Recommended recipes for chocolate baked goods
Be sure to check out my other recipes for chocolate sweets. There’s a good selection on the blog, so everyone will surely find something for themselves. Here I recommend, among others, these three recipes:
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Quick chocolate cake recipe
I don't know anyone who doesn't love chocolate. Its taste stimulates the senses, pampers the palate, and makes time more pleasant. It's simply perfect! If you're looking for a recipe for a quick chocolate cake - you've come to the right place. This is an excellent suggestion when unexpected guests arrive or your children ask you for a sweet snack, and you have no idea what to prepare. This incredibly simple chocolate cake to make will be loved by literally everyone, and as a result, many people will ask for the recipe.
Chocolate is loved in every form, which is why this cake will also be a hit at many other parties – this chocolate cake recipe is extremely versatile. Children will especially love it! If you don't like dark chocolate, or perhaps you simply don't have any, you can confidently use sweeter milk chocolate to make the ganache that you'll pour over the cake.
This simple chocolate oil cake will surely remain in the memory of every sweet tooth!
Simple chocolate cake recipe
Be sure to check out my detailed chocolate cake recipe with photos and watch the video specially prepared for you. See for yourselves how simple and quick this chocolate cake is. If you like sweeter cakes, no problem - add more sugar, and use milk chocolate frosting instead of dark chocolate for the topping. The chocolate oil cake is nicely moist and stays fresh for a long time thanks to the chocolate frosting. Although I'm convinced it won't last long ;) Remember that you can diversify the cake by adding, for example, a little ground cinnamon or gingerbread spice.
If you like to spoil your loved ones by baking them various delicacies, be sure to check out other, equally excellent recipes using chocolate. I have prepared for you not only cakes, but also cupcakes and tarts. Everyone will find something perfect for themselves.
