chocolate craving cake
This Chocolate Craving Cake is the most addictive chocolate cake recipe! It's rich, moist, and topped with a decadent chocolate frosting made with melted chocolate chips and sour cream.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 0.75 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 cup whole milk
- 0.25 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup warm water or brewed coffee warm
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 inch baking dish with parchment paper and grease the sides.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add egg, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Mix on low speed until combined, then increase to medium and mix 2 minutes.
- Stir in warm water or coffee until batter is smooth and thin.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
- Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- To make frosting, melt chocolate chips in microwave at 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Stir in sour cream and vanilla extract until frosting is smooth and fluffy.
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled cake before serving.
Notes
For a richer flavor, use brewed coffee instead of water in the batter. The sour cream frosting adds a perfect tangy balance to the sweet cake.