One Pan Chocolate Cake

This is my grandmother’s one pan chocolate cake recipe! The chocolate is dense, the frosting is scrumptious and I am sure this will become you go-to cake recipe. Especially since you make it directly in the pan.

This recipe brings back a lot of great memories!

I have to relay this.  I did name this chocolate cake after my grandmother Clara, but I found out a few years ago that this wasn’t really Clara’s cake recipe.  It came off of the back of a bag of flour!

Say what?

I thought my Nana discovered the best chocolate cake ever.

But wait!

She did.  She discovered it on the back of that bag of flour!  🙂

If someone wants to make me a cake for my birthday, this is the cake I request because it’s moist, delicious and the frosting is so fabulous!

Helpful tips

• The holes that you make in the flour aren’t really necessary but I’ve always done it this way
• When you mix with a fork, make sure the scrape the corners and sides to get all the flour mixed
• I take my fork and squish it towards the bottom of the pan as well to get all the ingredients incorporated
• Wait until the cake is completely cooled before frosting it

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How to make one pan chocolate cake

Pre-step

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.  Get out a 9 x 9 pan, but don’t grease it.

Step one

Place spelt flour in a 9 x 9 pan. (1)

Step two

Pour on the sugar. (2)

Step three

Add the cocoa powder. (3)

Step four

Add baking soda and salt. (4)

Step five

Take a fork and mix all the ingredients together. (5)

Step six

Make 4 holes in the dry ingredients. (1 below)

Step seven

Pour olive oil in the holes. (2 below)

Step eight

Add apple cider vinegar and vanilla. (3 above)

Step nine

Add the water. (4 above)

Step ten

Take the fork and mix it all together being careful to get the edges and don’t leave any flour behind. (5 above)

Step eleven

Bake for 30 minutes, use a cake tester and if not done, cook for 3 more minutes.

Step twelve

Wait until the cake is fully cooled before frosting it.

All that is left is to cut a piece and serve it.

Time for its close up.

I hope you enjoyed this chocolate cake pan cake recipe.  What’s one of your famous family recipes?  Leave me a comment to let me know.

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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One Pan Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake is so moist and delicious. It's a family favorite.

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Desserts

Keyword: chocolate cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 12 pieces

Calories: 297kcal

Author: Elaine Benoit

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cold water

Frosting

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Pan

9 x 9 pan

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• In the pan add all the dry ingredients, use a fork to mix them together
• Make 4 holes in dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to the holes
• Use the fork to mix the batter, making sure the flour is totally incorporated. Especially around the edges
• Place in oven for 30 minutes

Make Frosting

• In a saucepan, add the flour and milk. Turn the heat on medium and using a whisk incorporate the flour into the milk until it thickens and the mixture pulls away from the sides. It takes around 5 minutes or less
• Place saucepan into the refrigerator to cool for 10 minutes
• Take out of fridge and add the softened butter, sugar and vanilla and beat it for 5 minutes minimum until it's nice and creamy
• Place in fridge until cake is cooled
• Frost cake
• Cut into cake
• Plate a piece
• Eat the piece
• Smile
• Enjoy

Notes

If you want a 13 X 9 cake, then double all the ingredients, including the frosting.

Tips for making the chocolate cake pan cake

• The holes that you make in the flour aren't really necessary but I've always done it this way
• When you mix with a fork, make sure the scrape the corners and sides to get all the flour mixed
• I take my fork and squish it towards the bottom of the pan as well to get all the ingredients incorporated

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 262mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1.1mg