Extra Moist Chocolate Fudge Snack Cake
photo by Juenessa
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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9
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄3 cup applesauce
- 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 tablespoon vinegar with milk to make 1 cup)
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup mini chocolate chip
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
- In the microwave, melt the chocolate and butter for about 1 minute, then whisk or stir until smooth; set aside.
- In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the buttermilk, applesauce, oil, vanilla and egg, then add to the dry ingredients along with the chocolate mixture; mix until combined.
- Add in mini chocolate chips and nuts (if using).
- Pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until cake test done.
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Reviews
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Thank you Kittencal! This is my GO TO Chocolate Cake Recipe. Way more than a "snack cake".<br/> I usually make cupcakes with it. It makes about 18 cupcakes if you fill the cups 3/4 of the way. Cupcakes take about 18-20 mins at 350. This cake is sooooooooo good. I don't eat sugar, so I used whey low in this recipe and NO ONE can tell the difference. I've also made with a variety of flours (gluten-free, low carb, whole wheat pastry flour) and it's just as good. And since I'm already using unsweetened choocolate squares, here is the EASY frosting that I use:<br/><br/>Old Fashioned Hard Fudge Frosting:<br/>1 cup sugar<br/>1/2 cup milk<br/>1 tsp. butter<br/>1 tsp. vanilla<br/>2 squares unsweetened chocolate<br/><br/>Add sugar and milk, butter. Stir until boils HARD! Boil HARD 6 minutes. Don't stir while boiling. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and chocolate. Stir until chocolate melted. Pour over cake. Will be a hard, shiny frosting. Tastes like fudge. Frosting sets up very quickly.
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This is THE BEST chocolate cake ever. It is soooo moist thanks to the applesauce and the buttermilk. Really the best Chocolate Cake I've ever had. My husband ( who is not a cake fan ) loved it. I have made this now 3 different times. Twice for when I was having company and once for my son's birthday party....great recipe! Thanks!
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This cake is wonderful! It has such an old-fashioned taste to it~like something one of my Grandmother's would have made. It is very moist and delicious. I used the milk/vinegar tip, as I had no buttermilk on hand. I also used regular-sized milk chocolate chips in the batter because that is what I had in the pantry. You are right, Kit this cake doesn't need any frosting on it and is a five star cake as is. However, I was still going to make your recipe #140744(because our motto is the more chocolate the better), but I had run out of powdered sugar. I baked the cake in an 8 X 8 -inch square pan and wouldn't have been able to frost it in the pan because the cake baked over the top (it didn't leak~it was just right). I knew my boys would want frosting, so had to use some store bought I had on hand. I just turned the cake out onto my cake plate and frosted it. I will have three happy boys when they come home from school today. Thanks Kit! :-)