Easy Double Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is a wonderful, chocolate cake recipe, perfect for busy people on the go.

It actually mixes together right in the baking pan!

Can't get much easier than that.

Look below the recipe for more information and two fantastic variations of this delicious easy snack cake recipe.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups flour (do not use self-rising flour)
1 cup packed brown sugar or granulated sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:
Heat the oven to 350ºF.

Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt with a fork in an ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 inches. Stir in the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips and powdered sugar. Make sure it is all well blended. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the batter.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar over the top of the cake if desired.

Makes 9 servings.

This cake is wonderful served with chocolate sauce or homemade ice cream, either vanilla ice cream or chocolate.

Here are two wonderful variations for this easy cake recipe:

Fruity Chocolate Cake:

Omit the chocolate chips. Stir 1/2 cup diced dried fruit and raisins into the flour mixture. Dried cranberries or dried blueberries work really well.

Oatmeal Molasses Snack Cake:

Omit the cocoa, vanilla and chocolate chips. Stir 3/4 cup quick cooking oats, 1/2 cup raisins and 1 teaspoon allspice into the flour mixture. Stir in 2 tablespoons dark molasses with the remaining ingredients.