The frosting, if we can dare call it that, is the very simplest kind imaginable. Placing chocolate chips on the warm cake will yield a rich, sweet topping. If you want to simplify even further, the cake is good enough on its own to make the frosting optional.
This little cake is a great example of baking simplicity. It’s quick to mix and easy to love. You can feel comfortable serving this as anything from an after-school snack to a post-dinner dessert to a late-night snack. Just serve it right out of the baking pan.
CHOCOLATE CHIP SNACK CAKE
Yield: 12 to 16 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 32 minutes
Chocolate Chip Snack Cake is a simple and delicious cake that is quick to mix and easy to love!
INGREDIENTS:
1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softenend
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup + 3/4 cup chocolate chips*
1/2 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Mix in the vanilla.
Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Stir in the sour cream. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and the pecans.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake 28-32 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Set the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle 3/4 cup chocolate chips on top of the warm cake. Wait 5 minutes. Then, using an offset spatula, spread the chocolate to cover top of cake. Allow the cake to cool completely.
NOTES:
*Use any kind of chocolate chips you’d like. If you’re going to frost the cake, I recommend semisweet chips in the cake and for the frosting. Without the frosting, milk chocolate chips work well in the cake.
Read more at https://bakeorbreak.com/2012/09/chocolate-chip-snack-cake/#iw27x0ppflZ606sP.99
