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Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

This easy gluten-free chocolate cake is super simple, and has the perfect texture.

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Frosted layered chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, sliced
Prep
⏱️ 15m
Cook
🍳 38m
Total
⏰ 53m
Servings
1

Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake takes 53 min (15 min prep, 38 min cooking) and serves 1.

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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and position the rack in center of oven

2

Grease two 8-inch round cake pans; set aside

3

In a large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until there are no visible clumps

4

Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla, then beat with a mixer on medium speed

5

Stir in boiling water

6

Spoon batter evenly into cake pans

7

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

8

Remove from oven and let cool in the pan

9

Remove cakes from pan and let cool on a rack

10

In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter and vanilla until smooth and creamy

11

Add cocoa powder and beat until combined

12

Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time

13

Slowly beat in milk, adding additional milk if needed to obtain the desired consistency

14

Frost cakes

15

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days, or in the refrigerator for up to a week

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Making it ahead

The cake layers can be baked, cooled, and refrigerated a day ahead before frosting.

Notes by Meez Magic, written for this recipe. Use your judgment.

Per serving (1 slice)

Nutrition

Calories
78 calories
Protein
2 grams protein
Carbohydrates
13 grams carbohydrates
Sugar
6 grams sugar
Fiber
1 grams fiber
Fat
2 grams fat
Saturated fat
0 grams saturated fat
Unsaturated fat
1 grams unsaturated fat
Trans fat
0 grams trans fat
Cholesterol
24 milligrams cholesterol
Sodium
150 milligrams sodium

As published by glutenfreepalate.com. Meez doesn't calculate nutrition.

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