Brownie Mix Chocolate Cake
A fast and easy chocolate cake made from brownie mix! Dust the finished cake with powdered sugar, drizzle with heated strawberry jam or top with decadent chocolate whipped cream.
Equipment
- 9" Round Cake Pan
- 9" Round Parchment Paper
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1 box brownie mix 18-20 oz
- 2-3 eggs use 3 eggs for a cakier texture
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil OR melted + cooled butter
- 1/4 cup brewed coffee
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, optional substitute other extracts as desired
Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream NOT half and half
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar sifted to remove lumps
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, optional substitute extracts as above
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Mix all ingredients well, either with a hand or stand mixer or by hand. Note the instructions on your particular brownie mix.
- Line the cake pan with parchment paper, then pour in the mixture.
- Bake according to brownie packet instructions. Remember that baked goods continue to cook a bit after removing from oven, so don't over-bake.
- Let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen. Tump out the cake onto your hand then right side up onto a serving platter.
- Decorate as desired. See notes below for ideas!
Chocolate Whipped Cream
- Pour cold whipping cream into the bowl of your mixer. Some recipes say to chill the bowl, but we're being spontaneous, remember?
- Add sifted sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla (if using) to the bowl.
- With the whisk attachment in place, beat on medium high for about 3 minutes. Stop the mixer to check your progress -- you want the whipped cream to hold its shape but not be too stiff.
- Your chocolate whipped cream is now ready to decorate your chocolate cake! If you have extra, eat it right away with a spoon. Or you can store it, well covered, in the fridge for a few days. I won't judge.
Notes
- I line my baking pans with precut parchment circles. It's definitely worth the trouble of seeking them out if you bake a lot. You can also trace and cut circles from larger sheets of parchment.
- The chocolate whipped cream looks extra pretty and bakery-worthy if you pipe it from a pastry bag with a large star tip.
- Other ways to decorate the cooled cake: sift powdered sugar gently over OR make a chocolate ganache and pour over OR spread with cream cheese frosting