To celebrate International Chocolate Day – which was yesterday, the 13th (they should make it International Chocolate Week!), here’s one of my chocolatey recipes…
Some time ago now I fancied a simple cake, and as I’m not really a chocolate chip cookie fan I decided to try adding chocolate chips to cake instead… and it worked beautifully! It was also very simple. A piece of cake, in fact! 😉
Chocolate Chip cake
- 120g (1 stick) softened butter
- 1oog caster sugar + 20g vanilla sugar (1/2 cup in total)
- 120g (1 cup) self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 2 or 3 tbps milk
- approx. 30g (1 oz) chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F). Grease and flour a baking tin. (I used a 22cm x 22cm square one – 22cm is about 8 or 9 inches).
Cream the butter and sugar/vanilla sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs. Gently fold in the sieved flour/baking powder and the milk. Pour into the baking tin and sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with a few more chips while still warm if you wish!
Enjoy!
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Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Oh, yum! Just the thing, I think…
With no vanilla sugar – it’s not popular here in the States – to you think a half-teaspoon of vanilla extract would work?
I’m sure it would. (I have problems finding vanilla extract here! LOL!)
I could eat a slice with my cup of tea right NOW.
re the vanilla sugar – I always see it in France but never here…..
Vanilla extract is hard to find here, but it works just as well. I bought some from Lakeland once to try out, but find the sugar a more intense but delicate flavour. You can also use a vanilla bean instead – my Mum buys her vanilla sugar when she visits me!
I can not believe I missed International Chocolate Day! – Thanks for the recipie, looks great.
There seem to be many “national” chocolate days, a “world” chocolate day, as well as the “international” one… but do we really need an excuse?! 😉
That looks really moist and more-ish!
It was! It just disappeared like magic! 😉
Looks like my kind of a cake – easy to make but very tasty!
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I didn’t know there was a chocolate day. The cake looks wonderful. I have never used self rising flour in a cake recipe. One of my friends is going to love this.
Hi Sandy. Self-raising flour is unknown in Germany so I buy mine from a British shop online! I’m sure the cake works with baking powder too though! 😀
Any cake made with butter is just amazing in flavor…I can taste it from here….mmmmmm!
You’re right – the butter makes a big difference. 😀
Hi Cathy: The cake looks yummy as it is and I’ve always believed that everything is better with chocolate chips on it… I am glad you are still celebrating chocolate day which I agree should be chocolate week! I am still celebrating too!! 🙂 Viva La Chocolate!!!
The last bit of chocolate was consumed this morning… 😦 Now I need to do some gardening and burn off a few calories! LOL!
Oh Cathy, by the way, I love the new look! Very apt for the season. 🙂
Thank you Strawberryindigo! It was time for a change again… 😉