Easy Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

Name: Easy Chocolate Chip Snack Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour (see note for whole wheat); ¾ cup lightly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup room temperature water; ⅓ cup neutral-flavored oil, like canola, vegetable or grapeseed; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (or mini chocolate chips); Powdered sugar, for dusting

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings
9 servings
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Easy Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

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1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour (see note for whole wheat)
¾ cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup room temperature water
⅓ cup neutral-flavored oil, like canola, vegetable or grapeseed
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (or mini chocolate chips)
Powdered sugar, for dusting

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8X8-inch baking pan and set aside. For glass pans, reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
Make a well in the center and add the water, oil, vinegar, vanilla extract and chocolate chips. Stir until just combined and no dry streaks remain.
Pour the batter in the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the top springs back lightly to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Add additional time, as needed (might need a few more minutes if baking in a glass pan at 325 degrees F).
Optional: dust the top of the cake or individual slices with powdered sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Whole Wheat Flour: this snack cake works well subbing in half whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour. I recommend using a white variety of whole wheat - like hard or soft white wheat, einkhorn, or kamut. The result will be lighter and fluffier than using a stronger variety of wheat, like hard red wheat.
Sugar: for a slightly sweeter cake, increase the sugar to 1 cup.

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Serving 1 serving Calories 309kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 260mg (11%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 27g (54%)