One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

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This easy-to-make chocolate cake is dark, moist, and rich, and it's made with healthful canola oil and whole-wheat flour. Plus, it only dirties one bowl! It's not quite as easy as boxed cake mix, but our simple 3-step recipe gives you an entirely homemade cake in about an hour.

Cook Time:
25 mins
Additional Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 servings

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole-wheat pastry flour, (see Ingredient Note)

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)

  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar

  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ½ cup hot strong black coffee

  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with a circle of wax paper.

  2. Whisk flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add buttermilk, brown sugar, egg, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add hot coffee and beat to blend. (The batter will be quite thin.) Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

  3. Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from the pan, peel off the wax paper and let cool completely. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar before slicing.

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Tips

Ingredient Note: Whole-wheat pastry flour, lower in protein than regular whole-wheat flour, has less gluten-forming potential, making it a better choice for tender baked goods. You can find it in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets and natural-foods stores. Store in the freezer.

Tip: No buttermilk? You can use buttermilk powder prepared according to package directions. Or make “sour milk”: mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

139 Calories
3g Fat
27g Carbs
2g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 139
% Daily Value *
Total Carbohydrate 27g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 19g
Added Sugars 18g 36%
Protein 2g 5%
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Vitamin A 23IU 0%
Folate 3mcg 1%
Sodium 212mg 9%
Calcium 38mg 3%
Iron 1mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Potassium 63mg 1%

Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate.

* Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.)

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.

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