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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.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
- 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.
- 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.
- It’s delicious and it’s chocolate! Guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate craving.
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 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.
- In a liquid measuring cup or a small bowl, add buttermilk, oil, egg, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- Add batter into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the batter with chocolate chips.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack and then sprinkle 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.
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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Chocolate Snack Cake
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.
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Total:45 minutes
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%)
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Recipe adapted from Food.com
Ernie Nawawi says
Hi,
It’s bit difficult to get buttermilk here. What can I replaced it with?
Thanks..
Leigh Anne says
You can make your own buttermilk by adding vinegar to your milk – 1 Tbsp vinegar to 1 milk
Melinda says
that looks amazing. I think we’ll be trying it out this weekend. Each friday we host a kids in the kitchen linky, i’d love if you shared this on it this week http://lookwhatmomfound.com/2014/07/cinnamon-apple-crisp-recipe-kidsinthekitchen.html
Lisa at Texas Decor says
These are great tips for cooking with kids and the snack cake looks delicious! BTW, we love your almond torte over here. In fact, my mom asked what dessert I wanted for my birthday dinner and I told her I wanted my favorite…the almond torte! Thanks so much for always sharing such yummy recipes! I really enjoy following your blog and IG. 🙂 Have a safe and fun 4th!
Leigh Anne says
Lisa, So glad you love the almond torte. It is one of my favorites too! Enjoy your holiday!!
Liz says
Nice easy recipe and the kids are so cute. Thanks Leigh Anne.
Leigh Anne says
Thanks Liz – aren’t they cuties!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I love this Leigh Anne! Especially love that you had two little helpers 🙂 Pinned!
Leigh Anne says
Trish – it was so fun spending the afternoon with those two cuties! I love to be in the kitchen with kids!