{"id":42866,"date":"2025-09-18T03:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=42866"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:26:53","slug":"easy-single-layer-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/easy-single-layer-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Single Layer Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This chocolate cake is incredibly moist and topped with a velvety chocolate sauce that melts in your mouth! Perfectly sized, baked in a 7-inch pan. This simple and rich chocolate cake is the perfect treat when you\u2019re craving something sweet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Easy Single Layer Chocolate Cake<\/h2>\n\t\t

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This chocolate cake is incredibly moist and topped with a velvety chocolate sauce that melts in your mouth! Perfectly sized, baked in a 7-inch pan. This simple and rich chocolate cake is the perfect treat when you\u2019re craving something sweet!<\/p>\t<\/p>\n\t

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For the Cake:<\/h4>
  • 1\u00bd cups self-rising flour<\/li>
  • \u2153 cup cocoa powder<\/li>
  • 1 tsp baking powder<\/li>
  • \u00bd tsp baking soda<\/li>
  • \u2153 cup sugar<\/li>
  • 1 cup dairy-free milk + 1 tsp vinegar<\/li>
  • \u00bc cup dairy-free yogurt<\/li>
  • \u00bc cup neutral oil<\/li><\/ul>

    For the Chocolate Sauce:<\/h4>
    • 7 oz dark chocolate<\/li>
    • \u00be cup dairy-free milk<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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      Preheat the Oven:<\/h4>
      1. Preheat your oven to 340\u00b0F (170\u00b0C).<\/li>
      2. Grease a 7-inch (18cm) cake tin.<\/li><\/ol>

        Prepare the Wet Ingredients:<\/h4>
        1. In a bowl, combine the dairy-free milk and vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes to thicken and curdle.<\/li>
        2. Stir in the dairy-free yogurt and oil until well blended.<\/li><\/ol>

          Combine the Dry Ingredients:<\/h4>
          1. Sift the self-rising flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar into the wet mixture.<\/li>
          2. Gently mix everything together until just combined, being careful not to overmix.<\/li><\/ol>

            Bake the Cake:<\/h4>
            1. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.<\/li>
            2. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is well-risen and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/li><\/ol>

              Make the Chocolate Sauce:<\/h4>
              1. Heat the dairy-free milk in a small saucepan until warm.<\/li>
              2. Pour the warm milk over the dark chocolate and stir until fully melted and smooth.<\/li><\/ol>

                Finish and Serve:<\/h4>
                1. Once the cake has cooled, pour the chocolate sauce over the top.<\/li>
                2. Slice and enjoy this deliciously moist chocolate cake!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                  Dessert<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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                  Easy Single Layer Chocolate Cake<\/h2>\n\t\t

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                  This chocolate cake is incredibly moist and topped with a velvety chocolate sauce that melts in your mouth! Perfectly sized, baked in a 7-inch pan. This simple and rich chocolate cake is the perfect treat when you\u2019re craving something sweet!<\/p>\t<\/p>\n\t

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                  For the Cake:<\/h4>
                  • 1\u00bd cups self-rising flour<\/li>
                  • \u2153 cup cocoa powder<\/li>
                  • 1 tsp baking powder<\/li>
                  • \u00bd tsp baking soda<\/li>
                  • \u2153 cup sugar<\/li>
                  • 1 cup dairy-free milk + 1 tsp vinegar<\/li>
                  • \u00bc cup dairy-free yogurt<\/li>
                  • \u00bc cup neutral oil<\/li><\/ul>

                    For the Chocolate Sauce:<\/h4>
                    • 7 oz dark chocolate<\/li>
                    • \u00be cup dairy-free milk<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                      Preheat the Oven:<\/h4>
                      1. Preheat your oven to 340\u00b0F (170\u00b0C).<\/li>
                      2. Grease a 7-inch (18cm) cake tin.<\/li><\/ol>

                        Prepare the Wet Ingredients:<\/h4>
                        1. In a bowl, combine the dairy-free milk and vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes to thicken and curdle.<\/li>
                        2. Stir in the dairy-free yogurt and oil until well blended.<\/li><\/ol>

                          Combine the Dry Ingredients:<\/h4>
                          1. Sift the self-rising flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar into the wet mixture.<\/li>
                          2. Gently mix everything together until just combined, being careful not to overmix.<\/li><\/ol>

                            Bake the Cake:<\/h4>
                            1. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.<\/li>
                            2. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is well-risen and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/li><\/ol>

                              Make the Chocolate Sauce:<\/h4>
                              1. Heat the dairy-free milk in a small saucepan until warm.<\/li>
                              2. Pour the warm milk over the dark chocolate and stir until fully melted and smooth.<\/li><\/ol>

                                Finish and Serve:<\/h4>
                                1. Once the cake has cooled, pour the chocolate sauce over the top.<\/li>
                                2. Slice and enjoy this deliciously moist chocolate cake!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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                                  Dessert<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                  This chocolate cake is incredibly moist and topped with a velvety chocolate sauce that melts in your mouth! Perfectly sized, baked in a 7-inch pan. This simple and rich chocolate cake is the perfect treat when you\u2019re craving something sweet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}