Easy Chocolate Snack Cake

1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup chopped pecans
whipped topping, optional

Preheat oven to 350°. Heat oil and unsweetened chocolate in an 8-inch square baking pan in oven until chocolate is melted, about 4 minutes. Add water, sugar, egg, flour, salt, baking soda, and vanilla.

Using a fork, beat until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Scrape pan with rubber spatula and spread evenly in the pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and serve as is or with whipped topping, if desired.

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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

3 cups flour (680 grams)
2 cups sugar (450 grams)
6 tablespoons cocoa (100 grams)
2 teaspoons baking soda (10 cc's = 10 ml)
1 teaspoon salt (5 cc's = 5 ml)
3/4 cup vegetable oil (200 cc's)
2 tablespoon vinegar (30 cc's)
2 teaspoon vanilla (10 cc's)
2 cup cold water (480 cc's)

Mix the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients. Stir until smooth. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Makes two layers of a two-layer 9-inch or 8-inch round cake, or one small sheet cake. When cool, frost it.

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Easy Chocolate Cake

2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
2 Tbsp. oil
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large heavy saucepan, combine cocoa powder, butter, oil, and 1 cup milk. Place over medium heat and cook until butter melts and mixture comes to a boil. As soon as the mixture boils, remove it from the heat and beat with a wire whisk.

Add flour, sugars, salt, and baking soda. Beat well (batter will be thick at this point). Then add buttermilk, eggs, and 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla and beat again until batter is smooth and shiny.

Spray 13x9" pan with flour based cooking spray. Pour batter (batter will be thin) into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-35 minutes, until cake has risen and edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Toothpick inserted in center will come out clean.

Let cake cool for 30 minutes. Then prepare frosting. In a heavy saucepan, combine 1/3 cup cocoa with 1/3 cup butter. Place over low heat and cook until butter melts and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup milk, powdered sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until smooth. Immediately pour over cake. Frosting should level itself, but you may need to even it off with a knife. Let cool completely, then cut into squares.

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