Easy Cocoa Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 35 Min.
- Prep:
- 25 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Beginner
- Yields:
- 1 cake
Rich with flavor, this Easy Cocoa Cake recipe is a super-moist chocolate treat that's ready whenever you're in the mood for something fudgy. And when you top it with our decadent Cocoa Fudge Frosting, it's a chocolate lover's dream. What gives this cake its perfect chocolate flavor? HERSHEY'S Cocoa and sour cream! You and your little helpers might struggle to resist licking the spoon AND the bowl as you prepare the batter. This Easy Cocoa Cake recipe will quickly become your family's go-to cake for birthdays, potlucks or other celebrations! If you love baking chocolate cakes for the family, try this other easy crowd-pleasing favorite: Chocolate Poke Cake.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 25 minutes
- Bake Time
- 35 minutes
- COOK TIME
- 5 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
BAKE MODE:
Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.
Ingredients
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1 cupbutter or margarine
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1 cupwater
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1/4 cup
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2 cupsall-purpose flour
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2 cupssugar
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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2eggs
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1/2 cupdairy sour cream
READY TO MAKE THIS?
Add a garnish
Make our Cocoa Fudge Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.
Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
Oven
13x9x2-inch Baking Pan
Mixing Bowl
Measuring Cups
Rubber Scraper
Wooden Spoon
Mixer
Wire Rack
1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2
Combine butter, water and cocoa in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils; remove from heat. In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in hot cocoa mixture. Add eggs and sour cream; beat on medium speed of mixer until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. While cake is still hot, frost with Cocoa Fudge Frosting. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Makes 12 servings.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 piece (143g)Amount per servingCalories490% Daily Value*Total Fat 22g 28%Saturated Fat 13g 65%Trans Fat 1gCholesterol 85mg 28%Sodium 270mg 12%Total Carbohydrates 72g 26%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 54gIncludes 53g Added Sugar 106%Protein 4gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 32mg 2%Iron 2mg 10%Potassium 58mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily
