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Homemade Chocolate Snack Cake

Name: Homemade Chocolate Snack Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 9 servings.
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

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

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

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.
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.

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