Repeat Recipe: Double Chocolate Snack Cake

This one is worth repeating... I originally posted it in September 2009 before I was really focused on posting recipes and there were no pictures to accompany the recipe. But I've remedied that this time!

This one is SO good and so easy. It is good "finger food" snack cake - mom used to set this out for us to eat as a snack after school sometimes and it was such a nice treat. Really easy to wrap up and send with someone for a packed lunch too!

I love the topping on this one - the cake itself is nice and tender, but the top has a nice crunch to it and then there are all those lovely chocolaty surprises melted into it! Kent got to make this one mostly himself and was very proud, and he did a great job! It's so much fun to get to share some of these recipes that I grew up enjoying with him now.

Gooey, and crunchy too - warm from the oven.

Eat with a fork or your fingers!

Double Chocolate Snack Cake

Ingredients
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vinegar
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour square pan, 8 x 8 x 2 inches.
3. In small mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
4. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla; beat with mixer until smooth.
5. Pour into prepared pan.
6. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top.
7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan on wire rack.
9. Cut into squares.

Can be served cool as a snack, or warm with ice cream for dessert.