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rich chocolate cake with a slice missing to show the texture inside. two layers of dark chocolate cake, separated by a thick light brown chocolate buttercream frosting. the cake texture is spongey and looks like it will melt in your mouth. the frosting is thick on the outside of the cake. white and pink sprinkles line the outside top edge of the cake adding a pop of color.
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5 from 3 votes

Famous Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

Course: Dessert
Keyword: cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, dairy free, dessert, gluten free, gluten free flour, healthier, healthy, healthy dessert, low sugar

Ingredients

  • 2 cups 1:1 gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup coffee

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 and generously spray 2 round cake pans.
  • In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
  • In another large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients (be careful not to over-mix).
  • Add milk and coffee and mix again (batter will be quite watery!)
  • Pour batter into pans and bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out relatively clean. Let cool completely before removing from pans

For frosting, I used a chocolate buttercream!