Gooey Chocolate Apple Cake

Here’s a rich and comforting Gooey Chocolate Apple Cake recipe—soft, fudgy, and full of sweet apple flavor with melty chocolate throughout:

🍫🍎 Gooey Chocolate Apple Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• ½ cup packed brown sugar

• ½ cup unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled)

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar/lemon juice)

• 2 medium apples, peeled and grated (or finely chopped)

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus extra for topping)

Instructions:

1. Prep:

   • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

   • Grease and line a 9×13-inch baking pan (or use a round springform for a taller cake).

2. Mix dry ingredients:

   • In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. Make batter:

   • In a large bowl, whisk sugars with melted butter until smooth.

   • Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well combined.

   • Stir in buttermilk.

   • Gradually fold in dry ingredients until just combined.

4. Add apples & chocolate:

   • Fold in grated apples and chocolate chips (batter will be thick and moist).

5. Bake:

   • Spread into prepared pan.

   • Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top for extra gooeyness.

   • Bake 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (don’t overbake—you want it gooey).

6. Cool & serve:

   • Let cool slightly before cutting.

   • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Would you like me to also give you a warm chocolate sauce drizzle recipe to pour over the cake for an even gooier finish?