Quick-Does-The-Trick Chocolate Cake

This simple double chocolate cake will quickly become your go-to chocolate cake recipe that is so easy it is called "quick-does-the-trick".

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 317 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup margarine, softened
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
• ¼ cup chocolate chips, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Whisk sugar, margarine, and eggs together in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add flour, buttermilk, cocoa, and baking soda and mix. Stir boiling water into mixture just until batter is mixed. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over cake and let sit until chocolate begins to melt; spread over cake, creating an instant chocolate frosting.