This Eggless Chocolate Cake is moist and incredibly delicious which is very simple and easy to make at home. This Classic Chocolate Cake is made by baking a blend of flour, cocoa powder, sugar, rising agents, flavors etc. Learn to make perfect Eggless Chocolate Cake with step by step pictures.
I searched for a perfect everyday chocolate cake and finally this recipe was a huge hit at home. This chocolate cake is without eggs, butter still turns out rich, moist and delicious. Trust me, any beginner can try this and I guarantee it would turn out perfect without any flaws.
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About Eggless Chocolate Cake
This Classic Chocolate Cake is eggless, moist and comes out perfect every time. With basic baking ingredients this chocolate cake can be made easily at home. You can enjoy it plain or make a simple chocolate frosting to go with it.
This cake can be made as a base for birthday or any celebration layer cake and it works perfect. Many of my friends and readers have tried and given good feedback and this cake is easily one of the popular recipes here in this space.
Eggless Chocolate Cake is a simple and a must try at home recipe. This cake can be made to satisfy your cravings. I love anything chocolate and this chocolate cake is my most favorite as it is so moist and delicious.
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Eggless Chocolate Cake Ingredients
- Flour – Use all purpose flour or maida to make this cake. You can even use wheat flour for a healthy option.
- Sugar – Regular granulated whiter sugar is used. You can replace it with brown sugar too.
- Cocoa powder – Cocoa powder is used to make the cake chocolate flavored.
- Chocolate chips – Chocolate chips is added to make the cake more chocolatey.
- Oil – Oil gives a moist texture to the cake.
- Rising agent – I have used baking powder and baking soda for this cake.
- Vanilla essence – Vanilla essence is added for flavor.
How to make Eggless Chocolate Cake Step by Step
1.Take water in a mixing bowl, add vanilla essence, sugar, vinegar and oil. Mix well till sugar completely dissolves . Keep aside. Now take flour, baking soda, baking powder and coco powder and sift together twice at least to make sure it is evenly mixed. Then slowly add the the sifted flour mixture to the wet ingredients mixture may be in 2 parts.
2. Gently mix in one direction without any lumps. The batter is runny. Fold in chocolate chips and give a quick stir. Preheat oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes. Grease the pan with butter, sprinkle maida tap it to remove excess flour.
3.Pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake it at 180 deg C for 35-40 minutes check with a fork if it comes out clean or with cake crumbs then the cake is done.
Make sure to cool at least for 10-15 minutes and then invert carefully and cut into pieces and enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Use good quality unsweetened cocoa powder.
- When vinegar reacts with baking soda it helps the cake to rise. The mixing and measurements matters the most for the perfect moist cake.
- Select the cake pan accordingly as the batter should be at least half of the pan when you pour it.
- Using chocolate chips is purely optional but I recommend adding it. Also if you don’t add chocolate chips increase sugar to 1 cup.
- Always cool down the cake completely before slicing.
Serving & Storage
Chocolate Cake can be served as such as it tastes great on its own. But if you prefer you can drizzle homemade chocolate frosting or chocolate sauce and serve it. This cake keeps well in room temperature for 1 day and 2 to 3 days in fridge.
FAQS
1.Why is my cake too dry?
If the cake is over baked it might become too dry.
1.Why is my cake breaking while slicing?
Cool down the cake completely before slicing else it may break. Sometimes overbaking may make the cake dry and it crumbles easily.
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Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients :
- 1 and 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon chocolate chips
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil
Instructions
- Take water in a mixing bowl, add vanilla essence, sugar, vinegar and oil. Mix well till sugar completely dissolves . Keep aside. Now take flour, baking soda, baking powder and coco powder and sift together twice at least to make sure it is evenly mixed. Then slowly add the the sifted flour mixture to the wet ingredients mixture may be in 2 parts.
- Gently mix in one direction without any lumps. The batter is runny. Fold in chocolate chips and give a quick stir. Preheat oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes. Grease the pan with butter, sprinkle maida tap it to remove excess flour.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake it at 180 deg C for 35-40 minutes check with a fork if it comes out clean or with cake crumbs then the cake is done.
Notes
- Use good quality unsweetened cocoa powder.
- When vinegar reacts with baking soda it helps the cake to rise. The mixing and measurements matters the most for the perfect moist cake.
- Select the cake pan accordingly as the batter should be at least half of the pan when you pour it.
- Using chocolate chips is purely optional but I recommend adding it. Also if you don’t add chocolate chips increase sugar to 1 cup.
- Always cool down the cake completely before slicing.
Babli
Heartiest congratulations to you for your award.
Cake looks delicious, soft and yummy. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation. Cake looks mouth watering and I feel like having it now.
RAKS KITCHEN
Looks moist and yumm 🙂 I am not big fan of chocolate still this makes me mouth water 🙂
Tina
Looks sooooo soft and moist choco cake…
Sailaja Damodaran
Congrats……….Cake looks very soft.
Hari Chandana
looks soo beautiful n delicious.. perfect presentation.. 🙂
Priya
Cake looks super moist Sharmi, sharmi while making out cake next time with wheat flour, try to get whole wheat pastry flour..u will definitely get the same raisened cake..Am not a professional in baking but somehow i learned through blogging, hope this helps..Congrats on ur awards..
Kamalika
the cake looks just perfect..so soft and spnogy….very welcoming too…congrats on ur awards…..
Sharmilee! :)
Thanks Priya but we dont get wheat pastry flour here in India
Chitra
Super.looks soft and spongy.first time here i guess.ur pics are awesome..ofcourse recipes too 🙂
Swathi
Sharmilee,
Moist chocolate cakes looks great.
Red Chillies
I have tried this recipe too, S and loved it for this taste and simplicity.
Valarmathi
Cake looks beautiful and moist,spongy; looks so tempting and yummy.
Sonia
Wow…cake really looks moist and soft.
You're right abt whole wheat flour…it doesn't make our cake raise as AP flour does.
Cool Lassi(e)
That moist and scrumptious cake looks wickedly good!
Hamaree Rasoi
Hi SharFirst thing first : I love the look of your blog. Specially the image gallery( can you please tell me how to do it?). And your blog's header photos 🙂 Though I'm not an expert in baking but would love to share this bit of information with you that Using Wheat flour will alter the outcome of the finished product. I get the desired results when I bake it with cake flour. As cake flour is made from soft wheat flour.But your cake looks moist and delicious. Wonderful click as well.
Balakrishna Saraswathy
can i have a piece of that mouth-watering choc cake??
TREAT AND TRICK
This is so healthy and yummy cake, thanks for sharing…
Sharmilee! :)
Thanks a lot for ur encouraging words Deepa. Image gallery is nothing but simple html…u can copy paste from mine….If u have any pblm do let me know I'll send u the code.Oh so with wheat flour this will be the outcome?! Hmm okay…
Trendsetters
the cake looks very soft for one withour eggs n butter….guilt free recipe
Cham
I am sure this one won't help unless u get the whole wheat pastry flour in India! If u use pastry flour the cake will be moist and raise too. Sounds super cool this fat free recipe.
Sharmilee! :)
@Deepa : Done, the code is finding its way to ur inbox!! 🙂
Madhavi
OMG mouth-drooling cake yummm!!
Ms.Chitchat
Awesome moist and fresh cake. Loved it. You have a wonderful space with lots and lots of easy interesting recipes to browse. How can i follow u other than face book :):)
Chitchat
♥LOVE2COOK♥
Ur cake looks really really yummy dear! OMG, feel like having some now…hehe 😉
Deepa
mmm..looks so yummy and tempting..I wish I could pick one piece..love the clicks too.
Gulmohar
Super moist cake…wonderful guiltfree treat 🙂
RV
This looks scrumptious and way to hard to resist my temptations
Nags
the variations are mind-boggling right?
Suma
Looks awesome!! Will surely try it out ! Am encouraged my recent successful attempt at baking no-butter-no condensed milk-no eggs choc cake. This looks wow!
curious1987
Just made this cake will let you know how it turns out. 🙂
San
WOWWW,iam awestruck looking at this perfect moist cake.Thats a delicacy.
Mahimaa's kitchen
omg looks soooooo good!
Laavanya
That looks really dense and moist – perfect!
PriyaVaasu
Wow Sharmilee!!! Love this Cake, bookmarking it, may b try it this week and let u know!!!
Pavithra Srihari
I never wanted to make just because it consumes lots of butter … but this one with no egg and butter .. just perfect for me being in this diet phase
deepa
hi please shall i use US measurement cups for the recipe
Nags
you are right, this is totally yum 🙂
Lavi
hmm, love these pictures very much, the pink yellow colours contrasts with the goey cake. with choco chips, it will be heavenly!!
Ritz
wow, looks yummy!!!!
Priti
Hi, I tried this with self raising flour but without the baking soda and powder. The taste was good but the cake didnt raise much. IS this beacuse the lack of baking powser? I didnt use it as the flour was "self-raising".. Please help 🙁
Sharmilee! :)
@Priti :Actually the cake doesnt double like normal cakes but still it will raise to a certain level as shown in the above pic.
I havent used self raising flour even once so am not sure of the outcome….But then the orginal recipe doesnt even call for baking powder, it uses only baking soda So I think that might not be the problem.I doubt on the amount of BP and BS in the selfraising flour. So I suggest u to try it with normal APF, with given baking soda n baking powder measurement and see.
gayathri
gayathri
Hi tried this one. Everyone liked this. I have changed the ratio of maida 1 1/2 cup to 1 1/4cup of maida and included 1/4 cup of oats to it. the cake came with crust and nice texture
Sharmilee! :)
@Gayathri : Thanks for trying and letting me know the results too. Thats great that you included oats too a healthy idea.Will try it out next time I bake this cake.
Scribblingzzz..
Looks yummy… slurp…
shirley
Hi Sharmi,
Love the look of the cake. wanna take a bite from the pic itself. i have a question for you. just wanted to know if can this be made in the microwave, i have the convection type. can all the baked stuff in your blog be made in the microwave oven ? i have always had disasters with microwave baking. pls help me out with this.
Sharmilee! :)
@Shirley : I own a OTG but yes you can very well try that in your microwave convection mode, my friend has tried this in microwave. And all the cake recipes can be very well tried in microwave convection mode
Immaculate Divya Bruno Sathyan
Hi,
I tried ur recipe using microwave guess what it
turned out gr8 …i just microwaved it for high 7 min it turned g8 thanks for this healthy recipe
bakingdevils
I have been searching the web for a healthy version of a chocolate cake. I am so happy to have found this space. I am going to make it today. Just one question – what is the size of the cake tin? 20cm or 18cm? Look forward to your reply and then I'll get baking…
bakingdevils
Will give it a go with 20cm and let you know how I get on. Thanks.
Usha Kiran
Tried this recipe yesterday and it turned out very well! Its over in less than a day! 😀 Thanks so much!
Archana
Hi Sharmilee
i am new to cooking…..baked ur moist cake today it was stupendo fabulously fantastic JUST LOVED IT:-) but the only problem was i dint have oven reading so i bought a new oven thermometer which i dint know how to operate but managed to keep the temperature in 180deg but it used to come down to 170deg was getting scared but everything went on well….do u know how to use oven thermometer? i dint know how to preheat the oven also but some how managed…..at the end got a beautifull soft moist cake which i never expected thank u Sharmilee
Sheeja Krishnan
Hi, Tried the recipe last night..Came out very well and would quote the reaction from my nine year old son.."Superb and now we don't have to go for buying cakes from a bakery!!!"…These are for you..Kudos to you for the step by step procedure and pictures…Thanks a lot..
Sharmilee! :)
@Sheeja : Wow great to hear that, ur comments made my day 🙂
@Archana: I havent heard about oven thermometer. I havent used any oven other than a OTG that I own so cant help u in this regard.But glad that ur cake turned out perfect 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@bakingdevils : I'm not sure of the size but guess it must be 4X4 inches
Celine
Just made one for my family for afternoon tea time. It's in the oven now just have to wait 35-40 mins for it to bake. Hope it goes well. I'll post another message later about how it tasted and if it went well.
Sharmilee! :)
@Celine : Thats so nice, am waiting to hear ur feedback about the cake 🙂
muskaan
i bake this cake yesterday it was nice but littil sweetless,my cup size is 250ml i add 1 and half cup and 3/4 cup sugar..i cook in pressure cooker beacuse i dont have microwave baking time was 45 min,thanks given us such a nice reciepe,plz gave me other eggless biscute and cakes recipes
Tamizhmuhil
hai..i find 2 kinds of cocoa powder..sweetened and unsweetened…which one to use??
Sharmilee! :)
@Muskaan : Tried in pressure cooker?1 thats great to hear…may be next time you can reduce the sugar next time. Check the recipe index and also the side bar for more eggless cakes and cookies….
@Tamizhmuhil : Use unsweetened coco powder for this recipe
Sharmilee! :)
@Muskaan : Tried in pressure cooker?1 thats great to hear…may be next time you can reduce the sugar. Check the recipe index and also the side bar for more eggless cakes and cookies….
@Tamizhmuhil : Use unsweetened coco powder for this recipe
Kalyani
This is bookmarked ! My kiddo will love it surely 🙂
thx for posting..
cheers
Kalyani
vishnu
thx sharmilee! i tried this recipe at home. its so simple and easy to make. i even triedd it out on a paniyaram plate and still it was fantastic!! thx for this recipe! lurve it! <3
Anonymous
Hi, I work in a childcare center in Australia, we have some children who have egg and dairy allergies and this recipe was perfect. All of the children where asking for seconds. Thank You 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Anonymous : Thats so nice to hear and glad they liked it!!
Miss Bee
I baked this cake yesterday and it was unbelievably perfect! I couldn't believe I didn't even need to use a mixer! It came out moist and chocolatey, just like a brownie. I g!added blueberries as an additional spin to the recipe. Would make it again and again!
Thanks for sharing!
Sharmilee! :)
@Miss Bee : Glad to know that you liked it!! Thanks for trying and taking time to give in your feedback! 🙂
Swati Malik
it was a lovely recipe…….i Referred it as brownie n got lot of appreciation from every1………………
Thanks a Million………..Plz post some more innovative recipes
Swati Malik
its an awesome recipe…….. Everybody praised me a lot……Thanks a million……..Give more good recipes
Sharmilee! :)
@Swati : Thats great to hear!! I'm so glad that it turned out good……:)
Anonymous
this is one the best cakes I have tasted! ever! i usually use eggs, but this is so much tastier!! love it x
Anonymous
Woke up this morning with a shock, I had completely forgotten to make a cake for my son's teacher's birthday (I had promised)! Luckily it was early but I had no eggs in the fridge… I went online and stumbled on this recipe! Followed it exactly, the only change I made was using gluten free flour mix as my kids and I are intolerant. It came out perfect, all the kids loved it! Nobody knew you could make such wonderful cake with no eggs. BRAVO! THANK you. Will be making it more!
Natasha
mmmmm….this cake looks lovely!! I fancied making a cake but didn't have any eggs- typed it in on google and came across this. Its really easy to follow, thank you 🙂 Haven't tried it yet as its still in the oven..but i'm sure its going to be yummy 🙂
Shalini
I tried but it didn't turned out as expected. i think it got a bit overcooked 🙁 and less sugar as i missed on chocolate chips. Will try again.Yes, but it was little moist
Anna
I just made this as a birthday cake for one of my coworkers and topped it with a little vanilla and cardamom whipped cream. It looks beautiful and smells delicious. Thank you for the recipe!
Rityka @ Pinky
hi shaarmi!!…thts a very nice cake!!…looks delicious …..can we use butter instead of oil?
Sharmilee! :)
@Pinky : I am not very sure as I havent tried with butter…..may be you can try , am sure it will make the cake more tasty.
dallas
I made this and I am 15 it's so easy so good and I didn't have eggs, but wanted chocolate and it was the perfect fix! It does taste yummy and looks great!
Anonymous
hihi!
your recipe looks good! I'm pregnant at the moment and has been desperately trying to watch my weight and this no butter recipe looks like just the one for a chocoholic like me!
a question though. Can I just add 1/4 cup sugar + 1/2 cup chocolate chip? Wonder if anyone has tried it before?
Sharmilee! :)
Yes I guess it will work out…do try and let me know 🙂
Anonymous
hi your cake looks yummy..i want to try ur cake but i hav one doubt i hav a basic OTG (panasonic) which doesn't hav exact temperature settings ie only low,medium and high..is it possible to bake this cake in my OTG.actually i don't know anyting abt baking even i tried basic vanilla cake but the was not satisfactory..ur cake pushed me to try so pls clarify.
Sharmilee! :)
I too have a OTG only but mine has temperatures….I am not sure of how to set it with just low, medium and high…May be can try to keep in medium and bake, once we get hold of the temperature then it will be fine.
vidya
this is the best cake recipe i have ever come across!! what i liked the most about this cake is that there is no use of eggs/ milk/butter and yet it is so fluffy & yummy!!!
Deepa
Hi,
Pl let me know if i can use butter instead of oil. I want to make the cake today.
Thanks,
Deepa
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can but am not sure on the quantity of butter replacement…I just followed the orginal recipe which had oil in it….
Anonymous
superb, am gng to try
Anonymous
cant wait to bake this one!!! looks yummy!
Anonymous
Baked this today! delicious!! 🙂
Sujatha
Hi Sharmilee!! I am a newbie to baking and tried your recipe..it came out so well and everyone at my home did not believe that I'd actually baked it .. it was super soft and very delicious.. Thanks a ton for ur recipe..looking forward to try ur other recipes too 🙂
Pragya
Hey Sharmi!! Going to try this today. I not really good with baking stuff so not keeping my hopes high. Anyway, will let you know how it turns out to be. Cheers!!
Anonymous
Can u suggest any cake recipes using pressure cooker, because i don't have oven.. I have seen some recipe videos in you-tube where they they do brownies, cakes using pressure cooker.. If you suggest any recipes using pressure cooker, it will be very useful..
Sharmilee! :)
@Anon : I've not personally tried any cake with pressure cooker…may be if I try in future will surely let you know.
priya
I tried this recipe and it came out very well.. ur measurements are accurate… keep posting more recipes… it'll be very useful for beginners like me…
cheruba nelson
hi! i am cheruba and am 15yrs old.i love cooking and tried ur recipe..thank u so much for the recipe ….had a great time making the cake…
Nayana Shetti
HI.. Nice cake.. loved it.. Thank you..
sri
Hi Sharmi,
First time visitor and have become your follower. thanks to ur colorful blogs.
Just an request, pls do share the procedure of baking the cake using pressure cooker 🙂
Sandhani
I too tried it Sharmilee and it turned out really well.I didn't use choco chips instead increased the quantity of sugar.Thanks for sharing 🙂
Pallavi
Hi Sharmi..
This is the first recipe I followed from your blogs and it came out fantastic..I have become follower from then and going to try each and every recipe of yours.
Thanks
Namrata
The cake turned out as promised! It was delicious.
Pallavi
Just one question..what's the use of lemon here?
Sharmilee! :)
@Pallavi : When lemon juice reacts with baking soda it helps the cake to rise.
nd
Hi sharmee,
I can't believe that a cake without eggs can be so good. I normally don't eat chocolate cake. But due to my daughters allergy problem I had to make thiscake which was without eggs and without milk, best. I just wanted to ask, this cake was hard from top and little sticky from inside. Is this how it's supposed tobe. I had baked it for 30 minutes.
nd
Hi Sharmee,
Due to my daughters allergy of eggs and milk I was searching for a good cake recipe. I normally don't like chocolate cake but this was just amazing.
I just wanted to ask- the top was hard but inside it wassticky. Is this how it's supposed to be. I hadbaked for 30min.
Sharmilee! :)
@nd: Yes it has slight crusty top and inside is moist with the cake texture.
Anonymous
I made this and it was perfect!! Thank you so much!! Anyway, I am having guests over and I want to make this, but one of them has diabetes. Could I use artificial sweetener instead? Like splenda? Thank you again 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Anon : I havent tried any sweetners so not sure…May be you can half the recipe to try…
Unknown
Would you be able to stack this recipe and decorate it for a birthday?
Unknown
Would you be able to stack this cake and decorate it with frosting for a birthday?
Sharmilee! :)
@Unknown : This is very moist so a bit hard to stack it up…as far as I know 🙂
Sushmita Das
It came out well! My first attempt at cake making, alone :). Thanks
maha
hi..sharmi…..this is maha..i love ur baking recipes..they r just awesum…n d pics r just beautiful…can u introduce some more baking recipes especially less butter/oil and sugar….hope u will dear…..thank u
WIH U ALL THE BEST 2 U N UR BLOG TOO:-)
Avneesh Gupta
Hello Sharmi,
I love cooking. I tried your cake recipe and it came out almost perfect. It's moist and soft, but i would like it a little more fluffy to make it perfect. Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks once again, i have bookmarked your site and would be a regular visitor now. 🙂
thanks
Avneesh
Sharmilee! :)
@Avneesh : THats great to hear but this cake by itself is moist natured and not too fluffy. I followed the orginal recipe as such didnt modify so not sure….
Bela Rody
Hi! I'm wondering about how big the cake is/how many people can eat it. It looks fabulous! I wanna make it today for my birthday 🙂
Surayya Mohomed
how to do icing for this cake?
Sharmilee! :)
@Surayya : Havent tried icing for this cake, will update in this post when I try a proper icing…
Pramati Kalwad
Just finished baking this cake! It's seriously the best chocolate cake I've made! I had tried your vanilla sponge cake and served it with vanilla cream and strawberry coulis. It turned out to be great too! 🙂 thanks a lot for posting these recipes! It is really useful for vegetarians like us 🙂
DeVyAnI
my dear i love ur cooking, n knw what i tried your recipe with plain flour n it turned out to b just awesome,n it raised to its full throttle.n it tasted yummmmmmm!!! thankyouu soo mucch, i really appreciate your efforts. 😀
Inge
I've just made them and they are a pleasant surprise indeed. Iwill add chocloate chips the next time to give them a bit more structure.
Thanks for the recipe.
Rahul Somasundar
Its looks Yummy….sharmilee….can you tell me its a half kg cake or 1 kg…as I want to make 1 kg cake…
Sharmilee! :)
@Rahul : Not really sure but may come around 1/2 kg I guess..
sonali goel
Hi can u tell me the for how long need to cook in microwave and at what temperature?
Sharmilee! :)
@Sonali : You can go ahread with the same temperature and timing alone check 5mins before the mentioned timing and then proceed…
anusha
Tats a lovely cake . Also wen U mean oil, is it olive olive U apply?
Sharmilee! :)
@Anusha : I used normal cooking oil…
Shawneen Nicole
Delicious cake! I did not have chocolate chips so I added some cinnamon, ground cloves, and nutmeg, it makes a very nice spice cake as well. Thank you so much for this recipe. I was craving something sweet but thought I did not have the ingredients to make anything. I was so excited when I found this recipe and enjoyed eating every moist morsel!
anusha
Hi Sharmi, I tried out this cake today ,came out very well although it tasted a bit oily ?
SHARMILEE J
It shouldnt..if it is then change ur oil and see..Use odourless cooking oil
Ram baheti,Secretary Reception committee,AIKS
hi this is manasi…this receipe is really fantastic!!! i'm gonna make it for my son…i have one query..i don't have oven can i use gas stove and cook in to pressure cooker without usinf vent? plz reply.. i'am waiting for it so i can make it as early as possible
thanks..
Sharmilee! :)
@Manasi : I havent tried baking in pressure cooker so far but sure to update if I am successful in it in the future 🙂
Uma
Hi Sharmilee,
I am not much of a baker, but your pictorial made it easy for me. My family loved this cake, really moist. Thank you -:)
Keep up the good work.
Senthamilselvi
Hey sharmi,
I like all ur recipes and try them blindly.it comes out great. Today i tried moist chocolate cake. Guess what i didnt habe APF, so tried with our ashirvad wheat flour.it came out spongy, let me see if i can send u some pics. They were awesome in texture. Just that i didnt add a cup of sugar as u said for cake without choco chips, it was little tasteless. My kid likes cake with cocoa, so it was a great hit! If you like the whole wheat bread, then sure you will like them with whole wheat flour. I didnt get them hard at all!
Thanks a lot for all ur recipes. Keep going , they r great.
arthi
Hi, amazing cake. I want to try it but in a smaller quantity. My doubt is whether I must half all th ingredients or just a few main ones like th flour and oil
Sharmilee! :)
@Arthi : Just half all the measures and choose a baking tin accordingly….
Shobhana Subramanian
Wonderful blog Sharmi 🙂
I am hooked on to your blog, mainly for the simplicity in presentation and for the step by step instructions which make me feel as if I am with you when you are making a particular recipe.
Keep your good work going.
Excellent photographs to accompany with the recipes to make it more convincing for us to give it a definite try.
ahalya kn
ohhhhhh the cake looks soooooo yum and beautiful mouth waterin pictutres…….. awesome
backyardu
can I use a mix of wheat flour and maida replacing all purpose flour
(cookin 4 the 1st time)
Sharmilee! :)
@Backyardu : Yes you you but the taste will sure differ…
sheetal
Love the cake picture.
I really want to try it for my kids.
can you pls half the measurements and post it.
Sharmilee! :)
Thank you Sheetal..Just half all the measures to get a smaller cake
prithi ballal
was really yumm…fantastic recipe
sanjita mishra
This looks mouthwatering…..
All Purpose Flour is not available in my area. So, can I use normal maida instead?
Sharmilee! :)
@Sanjita : Yeah sure maida can be used…both are same only as far as I know 🙂
sPENceR
Hey. Ive tried baking this cake for like a million time already. I personally love it but the rest of my family members didnt think so. I just love the way it tasted but they said it wasnt "fluffy" enough which i agree with. What could be wrong? The texture of the cake is kind of like i dont know how to say this well its kind of "jammed pack" together. Is it supposed to be like that? And i also use a round baking pan and i always get this volcano like rise with cracks running down the middle…pls help. Thanks.
Sharmilee! :)
@Spencer : This cake is very moist so doesnt crack on top…not really sure what went wrong…The cake comes out soft and moist…
Apoorva Shetty
Hi.. I just wanted to sk u whether I can make the cake 2 days in advance and keep it for my parents anniversarry which is day after tomorrow..
Sharmilee! :)
@Apoorva : Yes you can make it in advance and store it.
Anamika
Why do you use baking powder and baking soda? Can't we just use baking powder alone?
Sharmilee! :)
@Anamika : You can skip baking powder – I have mentioned it as an optional ingredient
Megha
Hi,
I tried the recipe. The cake is quite tasty but not moist, can you suggest what must have gone wrong. Thanks
Sharmilee! :)
Not really sure what went wrong…the wet ingredients are more here and the batter is on the runny side and the cake comes out very moist…
Hannah Shalini
hi sharmi….i cant thank u enough….ur my life saver…. i used to make chocolate cake years ago…. but since i lost touch the last few times wen i gave an attempt they all flopped…. but ur recipe saved my day…. dint know how an eggless chocolate cake could b tis soft n moist…. my family loved it ….. i use an OTG too… so tis recipe is perfect….thank u …
snow
wanted something without eggs… this looks good so I quickly made it.. in the oven now can't wait to try it later.
snow
Cake looks good.. like the fact no eggs.. in the oven now can't wait to try it. Altered by adding baking powder.
kirti ganesh
Hi sharmi. Tried this cake made a small change added 1tsp of instant coffee powder to 1 cup warm water. Tasted heavenly. I am a vegetarian n make only eggless cakes with curd or condensed milk n very cumbersome procedure. This is very simply n easy and cost effective.
Sree
hi sharmi,
can u update your cup size please….
coz maida – 1+1/2 cups = 200 grms
but sugar – 3/4 cup = 165 grms
little confused here – generally we should use same cup for all ingredients right?
please clarify….
Sharmilee! :)
Each ingredient weights differently so have the given the measures in cups and grams…You either follow cup or gm measures…it will be confusing if you compare both gm and cup measures
Priya
This cake is right now in my oven:)the batter tasted yum..eagerly waiting for the results now…
Priya
its done and tasted like bakery bought cake..i did frost it with chocolate ganache and chocolate chips..best things abt this recipe is its eggless and butter less….no compromise on the taste also 🙂
Nachman Fahrner
Great recipe, thanks for sharing in such a detailed way!
kunda
I will be highly obliged if u give the measurements in grams…
kunda
Hi
In case I want 2 use amul buttert instead of oil whats the quantity of butter to b used?
Sharmilee! :)
I have measured for maida alone , not sure of using butter…may be when I try using it, will surely update u
A Sharma
Have you tried to make it to make it in a cooker?
Sharmilee! :)
No I havent baked in pressure cooker so far
Shivi
Sharmi , i have tried numerous recipees from various blogs for this chocolate cake.. but trust me , for the first time my cake turned out exactly like the one you have shown here.. and with the simplest ingredients and method .. This cake scores 10 on 10 🙂 cheers !
Abhilasha Kothari
lovely cake
Nimisha
Hello….
can we make vanilla version of it by skipping addition of only cocoa powder to it…do we need to change the measurements of other ingredients….
thanks,
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can do try it without changing the measures of the ingredients…
riddhi
sharmilee di
i tried making the cake using half the measures you provided
do i have to reduce the time or temperature of cooking as well?
because when i cook the cake with half measurements , it becomes more on the crispier side
so should i reduce the time?
how much time did you cook when you halved the recipe?
please help!!
SHARMILEE J
No I didnt reduce the temperature and gave a good 30mins for baking…
riddhi
thank you so much for your prompt reply…
🙂
i will make it again tomorrow and let you know
Nibila Backer
Thank u so much for ur recipes..i love ur blog..
one request ,please try to update the baking items cooking other than in oven.
Swati Singh
thank u so mach ma'am by help of ur recipe today i made first perfect cake thannnnnnnnnnnnk u sooooooooo much
Kavya
Hi Sharmi….
Ur cake is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!…… u have mentioned all purpose flour.. I didnt get it… I'm very new to ur blog and I hardly cook…. what is the basic ingredient of that all purposr flour… is it some thing like maida….
Kavya
Hi Sharmi….
Ur Cake is awesome!!!!!!….. I LOVE CHOCOLATES… And its a great treat for my eyes…. I felt very happy and reading ur blogs… Its a very nice and organized presentation…. I also feel like preparing this cake… I hardly cook…. But seeing ur blogs… Any body feels like cooking… YOUR'S IS SUCH A MOTIVATING PRESENTATION….
You have mentioned all purpose flour… what exactly it is… Some what like maida or what…
SHARMILEE J
Good to hear that!! Yes all purpose flour is maida….
ven v change d way v look @ things,things change:)
Hey Sharmi.. I tried this today.. The cake turned out quite good, but there were 2 issues with it:
1. I had cracks all over the top of the cake, this must be probably my oven.. I should try next time with lesser temperature.
2. The texture of the cake looked lovely, but while tasting it was a bit sticky to the mouth. Any idea how this can be corrected?
my cake tin is a big round one… So i doubled all your measurements to match that.. Rest was the same..
i bought icing cone and made some decoration.. So the cake looked lovely.. We are big time fans of your mug cake.. My husband who generally doesn't like chocolate loves it 🙂
SHARMILEE J
1.One of the main reasons for the cake to crack is when the batter id dry…..
2.The texture of the cake should be porous and more of cakey…it will not be sticky
Do try it next time with exact temperature and measurements am sure you will get it perfect 🙂
Ruhi Saxena
hello sharmilee J, tried ur vanilla sponge cake…came out very well and everyone appeciate it!! will you please share chocolate sponge cake, as i love the sponge texture a lot. please try to share.
Thank you 🙂
Saarah
hi Sarmilee ! I have just made this cake and taste it, its awesome!! Thanks a lot for sharing. One question can we take milk instead of water?
SHARMILEE J
You can try Sarah…I havent tried it so not very sure about the substitute
Riya
Hey hi sharmi,
I tried this recipe now. It came out well. But the top has cracked and its very sticky. I added the exact measurements. Suggest any basic cake for me to try.
SHARMILEE J
This is one of the easy and basic cakes only….Not sure what went wrong for you. May be check out eggless vanilla sponge cake recipe
Hanisha Arora
Hi ….was searching for no egg no butter recipe since long…n urs came out to be perfect….decorated it wid truffle sauce for my in laws anniversary n bravo. ..all loved it…can u pls asap help out wid a vanilla cake usin dis recipe.
SHARMILEE J
Please check the eggless vanilla sponge cake recipe…..
Hanisha Arora
Can u pls lemme knw how can I make d cake more spongier…as dis cums out a lil on the dougher side…but awsum thou…
SHARMILEE J
The cake comes out very soft and spongy only…If the batter is not mixed properly or the cake is not baked to perfection it will be more like dough….please my notes section for tips
VishnuPriya Srivathsa
Hiii Sharmilee… This cake is definitely a keeper.. I baked it in a microwave and my little one (2 yrs 8mths) is very happy that she asked me to bake this everyday 🙂 Love most of your recipes.. Keep them as benchmark while cooking.. Thanks for the lovely blog and lovelier pictures…
KIRTIKA
In your cups and spoon size, it is written 1 cup- 250 gm and in this recipe, u have written 1 and 1/2 cup (200gm). how come such mismatch??
SHARMILEE J
Please check my "Cup & Spoon Measures" on the side bar….It says 250ml and not gms
Each ingredient weights differently so you need to weight the cup measure in a kitchen scale to get it converted to grams and that what I have done…Hope this helps!
sushma srikanth
Hi Sharmilee. I have not yet tried your cake receipe yet but I intend to. With my 3 trials of baking chocolate cake the two issues I have is 1. the cake is too dry and 2. the cake didnt come out of the baking plate :(. I guess the butter application was less in my 2nd trail. Now for the cake / pastry to be juicy what needs to be done. Could you please suggest. Thank you. Sushma
SHARMILEE J
It depends on the recipe, for some recipes the batter is thickish and for some the batter it is runny….Please read my demoulding tips too.
Ananya Nedunuri
Hi Sharmilee, I baked this cake yesterday. It came out very well. I like my desserts sweet so I was planning to increase the sugar to 1 cup with the chocolate chips. Also I'm in the US and i baked it at 350 for 30 minutes. It was done by then.
Normally Contrary
Hi, If if want to halve the recipe, should i reduce the baking powder to 1/2 tsp?
SHARMILEE J
Yes halve all the ingredients……
lololo me
I want to jump in the screen and eat that cake (above)
Divya Biju
hi Sharmiii..
Can i make cupcake with the same recipe.
And Pls try to add some basic icing tips.
Sonal Kalra
Hi Sharmi ! This cake looks amazing ! I have the question – the above mentioned quantity of ingredients are before or after you halved them?
Kongu Nattu Tamizhachi
I loved your receipe. I am not a good baker,I never tried even being in USA for 4 years. I tried it and it came good but not best(I felt). It didn't raise and it wasn't porous as yours look when cut. Is there something with "mixing in one direction"? I missed doing that and didn't add salt.
SHARMILEE J
I guess the soda / baking powder must be inactive….No mixing in one direction is just a top for even mixing so that shouldn't have any problem….
$ubh@
Wonderful.. Luv all ur recipes Sharmi..
Had a question-I have unsweetened cocoa powder, how much additional sugar do I add to chocolate based dishes to make it taste like I have used normal cocoa powder.. ?
Nisha
Hi,
Tried this cake for my hubby's hap day. It turned out really well. Everyone liked it. Thanks
Shreeja Nair
Hi Sharmi! Your recipes are always so delicious and awesome. But I've got a problem that the bottom of cake has become gooey and liquid-y.Plus my daughter's getting an eggy flavor in it. Can you please tell me why has this happened and how to avoid this? I await for your reply! 🙂
Lalitha Maheswari
hi Sharmi… looks yummmm!!! But i want to try and replace stevia instead of sugar. If so how much would i have to replace?
Jothi Sastry
HI Sharmi, my question is on the blender, you have used a stirrer / manual blender, is it ok to use the electric blender? If so at what speed, I have a Philips one. I am very new to baking, guess this is a dumb question, but want to be sure the outcome is good………….if not great
sab
Hi sharmi.. Tried this cake. Came out very well. Tasted not less than a brownie.. Thanks for your recipe
gaya3gopu
Hi Sharmilee . I baked this cake and got the perfect texture. But my cake had the taste of water. Which oil did you use in the cake. Tell me the difference between tbsp and tsp. did you powder the sugar or bought powdered sugar from store
Avanti Punde - Dharmadhikari
Hi I want to bake same recipe in 9 inch pan round.
Should I double it to get 1 9*2 cake?
Shilpa Mohan
Thanks a ton for this recipe Akka! My first ever bake and it turned out really well!! Can't wait to try out more recipes!! Super excited 🙂
nikita shrivastava
Ma'am can i bake this cake in cooker or tandoor? I don't have oven.. and this one looks tempting.. i really want to try it..
najwan nazki
hey if i am using the quantities you specified what size of pan should i use?
Akshi Patel
Hi, I am a newbie in baking. have been trying out your vanilla sponge cake (eggless) and it turned out quite well. I tried this chocolate moist cake as well. But i the top was hard but inside it was a little sticky. Is this how it's supposed to be. I had baked for 30min. And my cake cracked a little bit on the top. Did something go wrong?
Manasa
Hi
Can I use this cake as a base for making eggless black forest cake?
Gbala Ji
How would it be baked when there is no microwave oven around? My mom might just able to prepare this one for me if you give me an idea about the alternatives. Thank you for the efforts.
SHARMILEE J
You can try in pressure cooker but haven't tried this recipe in it, Please check pressure cooker cake post for more details
Unknown
Hi Sharmilee,
I tried this recipe today. I am not sure what went wrong. the cake is moist and fluffy. Also looks amazing. I used maida instead of all purpose flour. The taste of the cake felt like an old stored cake.
Could the type of oil make any difference in taste? Or i had stored maida for a long time, could it be possible by using maida the taste would differ?
It would be great if you could help me with this. 🙂
Thanks a lot!
SHARMILEE J
I am really not sure of the difference between maida and all purpose flour?! Yes use odourless cooking oil else the oil taste will be there
Shivani Gupta
Hi Sharmi,
I loved your eggless sponge cake and hence wanted to try this cake as well.
I want to make a 2 kg cake. Should I double the same in a 9 inch pan to get this weight? Could you please respond asap as I intend to make this cake tomorrow 🙂
Regards,
Shivani
Shivani Gupta
Hi Sharmi,
I loved your eggless sponge cake and hence wanted to try this one as well.
I want to make a 2 kg cake so should I just double this recipe to get the same in a 9 inch pan?
Regards,
Shivani
Mousumi Bhattacharya
Cake looks yummy .wish I could have a slice.In some recipes I have seen bake means micro plus covection mode.can u please clear my doubt about wat u mean by bake fr 35mins in 180 degree?
White Tree Photography
Hi! Can you let me know what oil I should use? I am assuming vegetable. Is this correct?
SHARMILEE J
Yes it is cooking oil
sab
Hi sharmi,
I tried this recipe.. But it came out very bitter.. I omitted baking powder and tried again, still with the same result.. Could not figure out the reason for this.. Can you tell me where it would have gone wrong? TIA Sabitha
Sri Devi
Hi sharmi..i am a fan of your recipes.i tried this cake but sorry to say the result was too bad. The top portion was crispy and tasty like brownie but inside the cake was not baked properly and the batter was too watery. Mine is an 16L OTG. Do you think this measurement was too much for my oven or any other specific reason. It will be great if u could share some tips with me.thanks.
Sri Devi
hi sharmilee..i have liked your recipes but am so sorry that this cake turned a disaster. the cake was too bad and dry. The top portion was fluffy well but inside it was raw and the bottom part too. I am using an 16 litre OTG Bajaj. I used the same quantity for all ingredients as you had mentioned here. Do you think my oven is too small to bake this much. Any suggestions would be of great help. Thanks. I am very much new to baking.
Wandering mind !!!
Hi.. tired ur recipe….came out very well…i used white vinegar instead of lemon use .. very easy recipe without condensed milk… thanks…
RDL
Hi Sharmilee…I have a small doubt. Is cooking soda and baking soda same. Can we use cooking soda in this recipe?
Anitha Anand
Made this for my son’s birthday and it was a super hit in our family. Frosted it with chocolate ganache and it was heavenly : )
Guga Priya
Hi sharmi,
Tried your chocolate cake recipe and it came quite well for a beginner. The taste was gud. But the cake struck to the sides and bottom of the pan and turned out be little roasted. But the centre was soft and moist. I want to know whether its normal for a chocolate cake?
Sharmilee J
Grease the pan well so that the cake comes out easily.
Priya
Hi Sharmi,
I am a frequent visitor of your blog and most of your recipes are my favorite. They have never failed me in the very first attempt. For this cake recipe, I request you to share the proportions of ingredients for baking 1 kg of cake. Your response shall be of great help to me since I am planning to bake this cake for my daughter’s b’day which is nearing.
Megha
Hi I tried ur cake..It turned out awesome…
I used same exact measurements….but it’s taste is slightly soapy. …Wat could be the cause. .plz help
Sharmilee J
soapy means dont get you sorry?
Kavitha
The cake turned out to be a disaster. It was too bitter. 🙁 Don’t know what went so wrong..
Sharmilee J
If the cake is burnt or coco powder is more then the cake may turn out bitter…not really sure what went wrong for u!
Pavithra
Hi sharmi. Cake looks very yummy👌 If I want to bake in a loaf pan, the baking time will vary or the same. Hoping for your response 🙂
Sharmilee J
It depends on the size and quantity of batter if its big and batter is more the time will extend
Supriya
Can you please give measurement in tbsp
Like you have for chocolate cup cake recipe. I always go wrong with baking due to measurement.
I like your recipes they are good, thank you for sharing with us!