One-Bowl Chocolate Cake 🍫

Simple, delicious, and made for little hands to help!

If you’ve ever baked with kids, you know it’s not really about the cake — it’s about the mess, the giggles, and the little moments in between. This One-Bowl Chocolate Cake is the perfect “bake-together” recipe: easy to follow, no special equipment, and (best part!) only one bowl to wash.

It’s soft, chocolatey, and ready before anyone has a chance to lose patience.

👉 Scroll down to grab your printable recipe card — perfect to keep in the kitchen or add to your kids’ baking binder!

👩🍳 What You’ll Need

Dry ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups flour

• 1 cup sugar

• ½ cup cocoa powder

• 1 ½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

Wet ingredients:

• 2 eggs

• ¾ cup milk

• ½ cup oil

• 2 tsp vanilla

• ¾ cup hot water or coffee (for grown-ups!)

🧁 Steps (Kid-Friendly Style)

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a round or loaf pan.
   
   

2. Mix all ingredients in a big bowl — flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, oil, and vanilla.
   
   

3. Grown-up step: Add warm water and mix. The batter will be thin — that’s how it should be!

4. Bake for about 30–35 minutes.
   Task for kids: Set the timer and peek through the oven window to “watch it grow.”

5. Cool, slice, and enjoy — preferably with sticky fingers and big smiles.

💡 Tips for Baking with Kids

• Let them measure, pour, and mix — even if it’s messy.

• Use a medium-size bowl that doesn’t spill easily, or put a tray under the bowl for easy clean up.

• Turn cleanup into part of the game: who can wipe the counter fastest?

• Freeze leftovers in slices for surprise lunchbox treats.

❤️ Why We Love This Recipe

This cake is about connection more than perfection. It’s one of those cozy bakes that teaches kids confidence — and rewards them instantly with chocolate cake. Because really, what better way to say “you did it!” than with a warm, gooey slice?

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