This recipe blew my mind. Rich, moist CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe using only cocoa powder!

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If you’re looking for a rich chocolate cake recipe that comes together using only cocoa powder (no melted chocolate), then this recipe is it! This moist chocolate cake is packed with flavour, and is topped with an incredibly delicious chocolate cream cheese frosting. Based off my 5 star rated vanilla cake recipe, this chocolate cake WILL NOT DISAPPOINT!
INGREDIENTS:
Chocolate Cake
- 1¾ cups (210 g) flour - regular all purpose (see note 1 on blog post if you want to use cake flour)
- ¼ cup (25 g) cornflour - also known as cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt - omit if using salted butter
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- 1 cup (100 g) cocoa powder - unsweetened
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
- ¾ cup (158 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola
- 1⅔ cups (332 g) white granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs - room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence/extract
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1½ cups (337 g) buttermilk - room temperature, see note 6 on blog post if using a homemade buttermilk substitute
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
- 4½ cups (570 g) icing sugar - also known as confectioners/powdered sugar
- 1½ cups (335 g) cream cheese - cold, firm type
- 1½ tsps vanilla
- ¾ cup (75 g) cocoa powder - unsweetened
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[@CakesbyMK]

I am IN LOVE with this chocolate cake recipe! And hope you all love it just as much :D Get the full written recipe here: cakesbymk.com/recipe/easy-rich-chocolate-cake-recipe/

[@NotBlackHatsofficial]

Sure😊

[@beaprol]

Can you tell me what kind of pans you used to bake it please?

[@Heybibi13]

Hello! I have tried your other chocolate cake recipe and the taste was great but it was very crumbly. Couldn’t get the frosting on because than the cake came with the frosting. Is this cake different in texture?

[@foodfocusqtr]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 😍

[@CakesbyMK]

@@beaprol hi there! I use aluminium cake tins :) 8x3 inches

[@bonnieantonini]

I made this cake with the chocolate cream cheese frosting and it was delicious. Moist and tender. My husband raved about it! Rather than a layered cake, I made it as a sheet cake in a 9" X 13" metal pan. It took 30 minutes to bake. Half the chocolate cream cheese recipe would have been enough. The full recipe made about 4.5 cups - 2 cups would have been sufficient for a sheet cake. Definite winner! Thank you, MK, for your video!!!

[@user-wh4sf7qg3g]

VERY MOIST 💚 BEST chocolate cake I have ever had. It wasn't dry like most folk stated. I am feeling EXTREMELY blessed to have this recipe. I was made to look (and felt like) a "real" baker, when I carried this cake to my cousin's birthday celebration. A seasoned baker sat down next to me and gave me rave reviews on THIS cake. She showed me some of her creations and recipes and she's really GOOD. She said: your cake was AMAZING 🩷 It was very pretty as well. I made a cream cheese icing and added Cocoa powder. For cupcakes, you don't even need any icing 🤍

[@omojolaoluwadamilola4104]

I did this recipe for a client's order and Wow!!! It was incredible. I love you @cakesbyMK.

[@zahranisar3102]

Used this recipe and sponge turned out amazing. Must try for all those people who have been unable to make really tasty and soft chocolate sponge cake.

[@isabellapatrick1312]

Thanks so much for all this wonderful recipy MK

[@yunirachmawati1971]

Your recipe never failed me! Thank you so much for sharing 😊

[@omotolanifaith9790]

Interesting to know you didn't think chocolate cake can be made without melted chocolate. Haven't made it any other way because the cocoa powder method is more common here. Big fan from Nigeria 🇳🇬. Thank you for your recipes.

[@sindimabhena8372]

Thank you MK. Your recipes are easy to follow and the come out perfect ❤

[@tabithanjeri4551]

Waiting for mine to finish baking...had to try. Thanks for sharing

[@fadzaimberi8226]

Exactly what I have been looking for...I made your vanilla cake and its soo amazing...thanks soo much for these good cake recipes.

[@hannatumuhammadtukur5058]

Tried this amazing recipe and it came out perfectly nice and soft. Thanks so much for sharing

[@coralsmith979]

You are amazing. I love your recipes. I've made your best vanilla cake and the lemon cake recipes. They were both amazing. I'm looking forward to trying this chocolate cake out. 😋 Also, thank you for including the weight for your recipes. It keeps things more accurate for me.

[@halimahabu-hamda5512]

Wow beautifully done. Can’t wait to try it. Thank you.

[@rukayattemitope8922]

Just the recipe I needed, you’re such a life saver. Thanks for always sharing, God bless you.

[@zainabsalman4494]

Cake looks sooo yummyy and the way you explain is sooo nice and sweet ❤

[@mentoring42]

Your recipes are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@altheagregoire1933]

Love your recipes.would like to know when your cookbook is coming out or do you have a cookbook. Waiting anxiously for it

[@roshnim8697]

Tried this cake today. Lovely flavors and incredible texture... extremely light and fluffy 🥰 Cant wait to try the vanilla cake next !! 🇿🇦

[@teachinspire4120]

MK. I truly love your recipes. Thanks for inspiring me🎉❤

[@mlhandy]

That cake looks incredible! I am going to try this recipe for my granddaughter's birthday next month.

[@ummuamira3885]

Hi, am very impressed the way you elaborate your ingredients in both ways, MashaAllah very nice ❤, shukran

[@sarinasharma688]

Hi......l made this cake today.Baked half the recipe and it was the softest and yummiest cake...... going to try your other cakes❤

[@valerieg9494]

This cake looks so good I can't wait to try it!

[@NotBlackHatsofficial]

Wow i will be trying this soon looks amazing keep going

[@ZibahMusic]

I tried it. Great and moist. The best 🎉❤❤❤

[@enatp6448]

You definitely caught my attention with the not too sweet icing. I will try this for my husband's birthday. 😊

[@propheticchannel8168]

I'm a huge fan MK and have tried almost all of your recipes and they came out perfect ,one can't go wrong with your recipes ,thank you so much you have helped me a lot on my baking journey

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww so so happy to hear that :D thanks so much for all the love and support :)

[@wnsabu]

Thank you for your feedback. She is amazing 💕

[@kimberlyquinones7078]

My daughter found this video and used this recipe to bake her best friend a birthday cake. Her bestie and family said it was absolutely delicious...not too sweet; absolutely perfect! ☺🎂❤

[@joeyjeffers2167]

I just made this cake into a black unicorn. She's amazing! Thank you

[@jacquelinejohnson7299]

Thank you! 💜💜💜

[@hibabadreddine]

Oh! Looking forward to trying this!❤

[@meguma]

Looks delicious ❤❤

[@kwekuabbeikubaffoe4785]

I really love ur channel and recipes, I'm a huge fun, thank you sooo much for ur hardwork, ❤️🔥

[@sitaramdeen4922]

Lovely cake ❤

[@reannasookoo6590]

Honest Review: I read everyone’s comment and decided to give it a go. Only after making the cake, did I go back and really read the comments. Majority of it speaks of the texture; fluffiness, softness etc. The cake really did have an amazing texture. BUT, it was tooo much coco powder ratio to the rest of ingredients. Apart from the overpowering coco flavour. It wasn’t sweet at all. I know some people don’t like overly sweet, but this was really far off from being sweet. I don’t think I tasted anything other than cocoa powder. Certainly didn’t taste like cake to me. Really disappointed. PS. I hope my comment isn’t deleted, so anyone willing to try can read then decide for themself.

[@NihaalC-lh7zy]

Thank you for your honest review! This is one of my problems when trying cakes without melted chocolate in it. It becomes just a sponge of coco powder and it isn't sweet.

[@reannasookoo6590]

@@NihaalC-lh7zy have you been able to find a nice recipe?

[@NihaalC-lh7zy]

@@reannasookoo6590 Yes I think the best recipe I've found was on this channel called Ashley Marie. It was her perfect chocolate cake recipe video she posted. That was the best I've tried. Took it once to office too and it was devoured.

[@user-wh4sf7qg3g]

THANK you so very much!

[@user-wh4sf7qg3g]

It may have been something that you did wrong because mine came out excellent. I can't wait to make more. I'm going to make about four or five of them next week ❤

[@adianeslucas3806]

Omg. This is so amazing. Is what I need for my baby girl birthday. I’m excited to try it

[@monagopaltangirala6681]

Loved the cake base recipe ...

[@user-tv1uw3jv2i]

Maravilloso. ❤❤❤ SALUDOS DESDE España. Sigue, adelante deleitándonos con tus tartas. Yo probé e hice el biscocho de mantequilla y quedó brutal. La próxima que quiero hacer es la de Zanahoria

[@JanadhiThilothma-rs3eq]

I was waiting till you upload another super duper video and you just uploaded my favorite video which is making CHOCOLATE CAKE !!!!! 😋 Thank you soooooooooooo much😍

[@jeremysheldon6572]

…this is a SENSATIONAL chocolate cake. Really blown away by the wonderful crumb, the fantastic chocolate flavour and the cream cheese frosting: definitely worth a go!!

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay! So so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Jeremy! It really is one of my favs :) if you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog - it really helps my content out :D thanks so much again for trying it out :)

[@rachelb4911]

I decided to try this recipe because I didn't have enough chocolate on hand, and I was curious how it would taste. Definitely the best cocoa-powder-only recipe I've tried! I don't usually like boxed chocolate cakes or recipes that only use cocoa powder. They taste like cardboard to me. I'd rather not. I was pleasantly surprised how chocolatey this one was, though! Not quite as good as a melted chocolate cake imo, but I quite liked it, and that's not something I usually say about chocolate cake lol

[@cheryl6778]

I tried this recipe and it's just amazing. I've also tried your eggless vanilla cake and it was a hit. Eagerly waiting for an eggless chocolate cake recipe.

[@nw0913]

I’m sure it’ll be the same as the vanilla but just add cocoa powder

[@mablechimfwembe5945]

Thank for sharing

[@matsfoodies]

So yummy, thanks for sharing

[@avneetkaur4836]

Hi the cake was absolutely delicious. But the frosting .was very soft and not stiff

[@joshwin666]

Amazing ✌🏻

[@toni3607]

Love this recipe that doesn't have ridiculous amount of baking soda, which makes cake overly soapy!

[@tammyholtman9319]

Very nice recipe . I will definitely try it out.

[@hamzakhalid9707]

Assalamoalaikum. I love the way you talk n smile n of course your cakes look very good. I will try In shaa Allah

[@seydilainez2686]

Need to try, look delicious

[@aminahussain8690]

Hi your recipes are amazing as always! Quick question: where do you get your cake tins from?

[@jayadama1301]

Very rich cake!

[@shaminirajan2090]

Looks sooo delicious, can’t wait to try this !! Dear MK … pls consider making a video of EGGLESS Chocolate cake 🙏

[@rajshreechapaneri2933]

You should open a cake shop Because you are so good making cakes Keep it up 😊❤

[@tweetysweety_22]

Delicious 🤤

[@olamuyiwaojo555]

Thanks for this recipe

[@BawiEdits]

It is and it is so delicious

[@sleepycat8887]

I’ve been looking for different recipes of a chocolate cake, I tried this recipe and I have to say that it’s a good tasting cake. 🎉🎉 However I found it way too crumbly a texture. I would make it for my family but not for my customers. Thank you for sharing your baking experience and hard work with us. 😊😊

[@lisamoore6804]

Oh boy, you had me at chocolate cream cheese frosting! Chocolate cake is the best cake.

[@poojajaswani9128]

Lovely cake ❤ Can we make dry ingredients mix a week ahead ?

[@adaobiokafor9047]

Thanks for the recipe

[@leenaislam4908]

Great timings.... i have a cake to make for Saturday which need both vanilla and chocolate cake. I think i found the best recipe for both ❤

[@hayleysebbage9804]

Hi MK I love your recipes. If I use self raising flour would I leave out the bi carb and baking powder? Thank you

[@pclem4686]

Mm mm that cake is so good 💯

[@anderson8601]

Buttermilk seems to be a magical addition to any recipe!!

[@zalmigaming2862]

How to make butter milk

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha it totally is! :D

[@CakesbyMK]

Check out this blog post :) cakesbymk.com/recipe/how-to-make-buttermilk/

[@foodflavorsfantasy4584]

Super delicious and yummy yummy ❤❤

[@dianemoody6915]

That is a good looking chocolate cake. And I know will taste delicious. Will be making that..... 😊❤❤❤

[@kkburr1044]

Looks delicious 😊 what type of cocoa is best to use please?

[@christinegassett4756]

This cake is delicious! I increased the recipe by half, as per your recipe, so that I could make three nine-inch layers and it worked perfectly. My family loved it!

[@CakesbyMK]

Awesome! So so happy you enjoyed it and that it worked well in the 9 inch tins :) I'd be so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog if you have a spare minute, it really helps my content reach more people :D thanks so much again for trying the recipe!

[@furquankhan9885]

Excellent

[@jodypickett4904]

Hello beautiful. Love your cakes!

[@jaishivshiv6985]

❤❤wao but plz share eggless version also 🙏

[@hamyahanees6846]

Expecting Chocolate and white chocolate mud cake recipes in ur way

[@leena_peena]

AAAAAAA I WAS THINKING OF MAKING CHOCOLATE CAKE, BUT WENT TO UR VANILLA CAKE RECIPE INSTEAD I SHOULD HAVE WAITED 😭😭😭Istg ur recipes are the BEST

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha awww thank you!! Hope you enjoy both recipes :D

[@yvettemarie9934]

Looks amazing! Glad you made it without melted chocolate! Lol ❤

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha same! Makes it so much simpler xD

[@lisajohn8666]

I made this cake yesterday and it didn't last a day! It is excellent

[@CakesbyMK]

So so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Lisa! :D If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog - it really helps my content out :D thanks so much again for trying it out :)

[@4xdefender]

Looks delicious Thankyou ❤ what is the difference between Matilda cake and chocolate cake MK? Please can u share Matilda cake recipe too? thanks

[@chitradevimurugiah4742]

Hi there, hope you doing good 😇I usually do homemade buttermilk using vinegar. In your recipe you have mentioned to add 1tsp vinegar. My doubt is I already added vinegar in buttermilk and do I need to add 1tsp vinegar again?

[@cloudydaez]

I KNEW you were in good old NZ can’t escape that kiwi accent love it!! Love NZ thank you for all your gorgeous cakes I’ve made quite a few and have enjoyed every one of them yum yum

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha yup can't miss that Kiwi accent! And you're so welcome so happy to hear you're enjoying the recipes :D

[@jessicaegbo]

I’m a huge fan. I tried your carrot cake and it was top notch. I can’t wait to try more recipes. I love your vlog🥰

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay! So so happy to hear that :D if you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog for the carrot cake if you haven't already, it really helps my content reach more people :D thanks so much again for trying it out :)

[@zebbeauty8286]

Delicious 😮

[@faridamohammed4956]

Aslmz mk HUD I love how u explain mashallah the cake looks Devine love anything in chocolate this one is 4keeps watching from sunny south Africa 🇿🇦 allah hafez 💗

[@oguguaobi6720]

Hello MK. Thank you so much for this recipe. I noticed you did not add hot water to this. Why?

[@glowupeveryday786]

I made this cake 😮😮😮😮omg..can't believe it so incredibly rich and decadent Instead of cream cheese frosting I used milk chocolate Ganache

[@phoenixgrove]

Delicious 😋

[@rfl734]

Finally,thank you for using cocoa powder

[@angzlew6464]

Hi! Im wondering if i could replace the buttermilk with anything?

[@anitabahrani4429]

Hi read in your printed notes that you had only used shop bought buttermilk rather than homemade buttermilk. I have made this cake twice in the last couple of weeks (family loves this cake) with homemade buttermilk and it turned out perfectly. I have also made your other chocolate cake, vanilla and red velvet cake and they were all lovely cakes. My husband said he hasn’t had nicer cakes. I think i will be baking a lot of your cakes

[@emaanfatima6213]

Assalamualaikum you and your cakes both are incredible❣️ Immense love from Pakistan🇵🇰💌

[@vaishalishah6656]

Please share video of egg replacements in baking recipes.

[@user-sk8rv4fq5b]

Hello Can I use margarine instead of unsalted butter

[@kalpnabhatt4559]

Greeting MK from UK as usual always you come out with a brilliant and lovely receipes and nice and easy thank you. I tried your this receipe today and instead of eggs I added the sunflower oil and did cupcakes version and thank you it came out so delicious and soft as this was for the charitie events. And every one loved it.thank you ❤❤ Please can you show a video on how to bake Glueeten free receipe. 😊

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww thank you so so much and so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe :D will keep some gluten free recipes in mind for future videos :)

[@deshannsears5392]

Delicious

[@DD-hp9vo]

Wow thank you so much!!! Please may we also request a fruit cake recipe?

[@CakesbyMK]

You're welcome! And will keep this in mind for future videos :)

[@DD-hp9vo]

@@CakesbyMK thank you so much! 🙏

[@umaira720]

@cake by mk please is it advisable to add hot water at the end?

[@Gold.Mahila]

Wow yummy delicious

[@nuzhatmahmood4697]

Yummmmm😋plz make honey cake plzzzzzz

[@aishwarya0463]

There are many chocolate cake recipes on your channel.. can you recommend the one which is your favourite... The one with the best sponge.. I don't know which one to try😅

[@maryanneanthony8938]

Awesome!!! Please can I have some. I am your big fan. 👍👍👍