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Chocolate Snack Cake

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 7/10/23Updated: 10/06/23

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This Chocolate Snack Cake is the perfect cake when you need a small chocolate cake quick! It’s has a soft tender crumb and full of chocolate goodness.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

  1. It’s so easy even your kids can make it. It’s the perfect recipe to teach them the difference between measuring liquid ingredients and dry ingredients.
  2. Chocolate Snack cake is quick and easy to make and you can get away with only using one bowl if you put all your liquid ingredients into a measuring cup.
  3. It’s delicious and it’s chocolate! Guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate craving.
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What is a Snack Cake?

A snack cake is usually a small one layer 8 inch square cake. They are perfect when you are craving cake but you don’t want or need an entire layer cake or sheet cake. It comes together in minutes!

ingredients for chocolate snack cake

 Ingredients Needed

  • Flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour
  • Cocoa Powder. I prefer Dutch- processed cocoa powder.
  • Baking Soda
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Buttermilk
  • Canola Oil
  • Egg
  • White Vinegar
  • Pure Vanilla Extract
  • Mini Chocolate Chips

How to Make Chocolate Snack Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease or line a 8 x 8 square baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine.
adding baking cocoa to a bowl
  • In a liquid measuring cup or a small bowl, add buttermilk, oil, egg, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
adding vinegar to milk mixture
  • Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Add batter into prepared pan.
cake batter in pan with mini chocolate chips on top.
  • Sprinkle the top of the batter with chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
chocolate snack cake cooling on wire rack
  • Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack and then sprinkle with powdered sugar.
sprinkling chocolate cake with powdered sugar

Tips for Making the BEST Chocolate Snack Cake

  • Pan Size. You can use an 8 inch or a 9 inch square baking dish, the cake will not be quite as tall if using a 9 inch pan and may cook slightly faster. You can also use a 8 inch or 9 8 inch round cake pan.
  • The cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before adding powdered sugar or it will melt into the cake.
two pieces of chocolate cake stacked on top of each other

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add frosting to the cake?

A chocolate buttercream frosting would be delicious. Use my go to buttercream recipe found here.

How long will snack cake last?

Keep it covered in an airtight container and it will last for up to 5 days. It does not need to be refrigerated.

Can I add nuts to the cake?

If you are a nut fan, add a 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts into the cake batter.

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Try these other fun and delicious treats:

  • Flourless Chocolate Cake
  • Hot Cocoa Snack Board
  • Banana Cake
  • S’mores Bar

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Chocolate Snack Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
This Chocolate Snack Cake is the perfect cake when you need a small chocolate cake quick! It's has a soft tender crumb and full of chocolate goodness.
serves: 12 servings
Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:30 minutes minutes
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Total:45 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa dutch processed
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Grease an 8 x 8 pan or line with parchment paper
  • In one bowl combine the first 6 dry ingredients
  • In another bowl mix together the milk, oil, egg, vinegar and vanilla.
  • Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
  • Mix until combined
  • Pour into prepared pan
  • Sprinkle top of batter with chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Tips & Notes:

Tips for Making the BEST Chocolate Snack Cake
  • Pan Size. You can use an 8 inch or a 9 inch square baking dish, the cake will not be quite as tall if using a 9 inch pan and may cook slightly faster. You can also use a 8 inch or 9 8 inch round cake pan.
  • The cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before adding powdered sugar or it will melt into the cake.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 336kcal (17%) Carbohydrates: 52g (17%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 13g (20%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 23mg (8%) Sodium: 301mg (13%) Potassium: 183mg (5%) Fiber: 2g (8%) Sugar: 31g (34%) Vitamin A: 93IU (2%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 91mg (9%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
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  1. Lisa says

    Posted on 7/15 at 8:47 am

    Can’t wait to try this snack cake In the meantime, I may try a giant oatmeal cookie today

    BTW — you might want to have your editor correct your ingredients image. It says “onions” next to the cup of flour

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