Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Best Chocolate Cake Recipe From Scratch
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
from joyfoodsunshine.com
92 cooks on joyfoodsunshine.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 73% | 101% |
| total sugar | 167% | 232% |
| egg | 67% | 48% |
| leavener | 3% | 4% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 158% | 200% |
| dairy | 158% | 117% |
| chocolate | 71% | 67% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 250 g | 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar |
| 21 g | 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon sea salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup canola oil ((or melted butter)) |
| 100 g | 2 eggs, (large) |
| 115 g | 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup whole milk |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 85 g | 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips |
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Method: 11 steps, published by joyfoodsunshine.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Thank you for sharing this recipe. It is delicious, and incredibly moist. I made it this morning, and while it was cooling, my daughter found it and had a piece. I hadn’t even had a chance to put the icing on yet. It’s so good we enjoyed it without the icing.” — a cook, 5.0★
“The ONLY cake my husband asks for! Super moist. Mine did not rise well but it taste perfect!” — a cook, 5.0★