3-Ingredient Chocolate Cake Recipe (2024)

Is it possible to make a 3-ingredient chocolate cake? Yes, it totally is! It’s a super easy dessert or snack that you’ll want to make often!

This cake is not only flourless, but it also doesn’t need oil. Even if you can have gluten, you’ll still love this gluten free chocolate cake recipe. It’s light and delicious–perfect for those times when you want something sweet that doesn’t weigh you down.

Some people call this a 3 ingredient chocolate dump cake. But there’s something that sounds not-so-appetizing about that. I also make these slightly different 2 ingredient chocolate cakes. They’re smaller, so they’re perfect if you want to make individual servings in cute little ramekins.

Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

It was supposed to be a 2-ingredient chocolate cake. However, it didn’t exactly turn out that way for me because I wanted the batter to have a creamier consistency. This recipe started out as a suggestion from a reader who has to be gluten-free. However, my husband who can eat anything he wants loves it!

3-Ingredient Chocolate Cake Ingredients

As I mentioned, this started out as a 2-ingredient chocolate cake that I wound up tweaking with another ingredient. Here is what you’ll need:

• 9 ounces chocolate chips
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of cream

The original 2 ingredients – chocolate chips and eggs – sounded too easy. However, the chocolate chips didn’t melt like I wanted them to. Sometimes that happens when I melt chocolate in the microwave. So I added 2 tablespoons of full-fat cream, stirred, and stuck it back in the microwave. That worked.

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How to Make a 3-Ingredient Chocolate Cake

First, melt the chocolate chips in 30-second increments, stirring in between. If you use milk chocolate chips that don’t melt evenly, add the cream. Just don’t add much cream. Start with one tablespoon, and if that doesn’t work, add another. After the chips have melted into a chocolaty syrup, set it aside.

Separate the egg yolks from the whites and beat the whites until they form a soft peak. I usually start out on a low setting. Then when the whites start to get foamy, I turn up my mixer and eventually turn it up to high.

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Next, slowly add the egg yolks to the chocolate, stirring constantly. You can beat the yolks before adding them, but it’s not necessary.

Next, fold the chocolate and egg yolk mixture into the beaten egg whites. As you do this, be careful not to over-mix, or the fluffiness of the whites will flatten out.

Mix until you have a consistent milk-chocolate color. I usually start out with a folding motion, and then I stir.

The mixture should be creamy and light in texture. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it should be smooth and easy to pour.

Now pour the mixture into an 8” cake pan. You can use either round or square pan. Finally, put the cake in the oven and bake it for 30 minutes.

If you want to garnish your cake, sprinkle it with powdered sugar. A sprinkling of berries over the top will add a little color if you want it. You may also frost the cake, but I like the lighter texture with the powdered sugar.

This easy 3 ingredient chocolate cake is also delicious served with ice cream. Vanilla ice cream is good, but this homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream is even better.

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I love making and sharing super quick and easy recipes that anyone can follow. That’s why I focus on the “express” part of Southern Home Express.

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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

As is the case with most of my recipes, this one is super easy to make! It’s deliciously satisfying, yet you can enjoy it without the guilt.