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Homemade Chocolate Snack Cake

16 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

9 servings

Updated: Jul. 29, 2023
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
Homemade Chocolate Snack Cake
Homemade Chocolate Snack Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 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

  1. In a 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.
  2. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 195 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 239mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.