Quick Mix Moist Chocolate Cake

Delicious moist chocolate cake with rich fudge icing, perfect for dessert or special occasions. Easy.

I discovered this Quick Mix Moist Chocolate Cake recipe because of course… I love all things chocolate!

It’s a really easy and quick cake recipe. I love how the ingredients can easily be found in my kitchen and best of all, this one takes less than an hour to bake! Make sure to bookmark this Quick Mix Moist Chocolate Cake recipe for easy moist chocolate cake!

 

Quick Mix Moist Chocolate Cake

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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Course: DessertCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+

8

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Calories

320

kcal
Total time

35

minutes

A quick, fuss-free chocolate cake that’s moist, rich, and chocolatey. Perfect for last-minute celebrations, desserts, or whenever you crave a simple, homemade chocolate treat.

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Ingredients

  • ICING

  • 1 tbsp Boiling water

  • 2 tsp Butter

  • 1 tbsp Cocoa

  • 1 cup icing sugar

  • CAKE

  • 2 large Eggs (or 3 small/medium ones)-whisked lightly

  • 3/4 cup Butter-1/2 cubed, 1/4 melted

  • 2 tbsp plain Flour

  • .5 tsp Bicarbonate soda

  • 1 1/3 cup Brown sugar

  • 1 cup self-raising Flour

  • .5 cup Cocoa powder

  • 1 cup Milk

Directions

  • Grease a 19cm base cake pan with the melted butter. Line with non-stick baking powder.
  • Then, preheat oven to 160°C.
  • Heat a large saucepan on low and put in the cubes of butter follow with milk and sugar. Then, sift the cocoa powder and bicarbonate soda over the pan.
  • Whisk the ingredients together in the pan until smooth but avoid letting it boil. After mixing, remove pan from heat and set aside.
  • After 5 minutes, sift half of the plain and self-raising flour to the slightly cooled saucepan. Mix together and then pour in the rest of the flours. Mix again. Mix well until smooth then add eggs. Stir together until combined.
  • Pour the saucepan mix to the greased cake pan (make sure to bench to release air bubbles)
  • Bake for 50 minutes or do the toothpick test during the 45-minute mark.
  • Set aside for a few minutes and then let it cool for 1-2 hours.
  • CHOCOLATE ICING:
  • In a large bowl, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder then add in butter and water. Stir together until smooth.
  • Using a spoon spread the icing on top over the cool cake
  • Set aside for 50 minutes or until icing is firm.
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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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