Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 195
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 37 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 239 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 34 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Chocolate Snack Cake

THIS is a moist delicious snack cake, so good that icing is not necessary. Sometimes my husband puts a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top with a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Either way, it always satisfies our sweet tooth. -Debi Peschka, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

SERVINGS

9

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

10 min.

COOK

25 min.

TOTAL

35 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, beat water and butter until butter is melted. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the egg mixture. Beat for 2 minutes.
    Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 9 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 5, 2008

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