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A freshly baked Chocolate Chip Cake in a rectangular pan, topped with melted chocolate chips and sprinkled with sugar. The surface is golden brown and crumbly, with pockets of chocolate throughout.

Chocolate Chip Cake

Cake batter with layers of cinnamon sugar and chocolate chips.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 1 cake
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake Batter
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/3 cups sour cream
  • 2/3 cups unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
Layers
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease (don't flour) a 13"x9" pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the butter and the sugar and blend until well combined. Blend in the eggs one at a time. Add remaining ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, vanilla) and blend for 1 minute at a low speed; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
  3. Pour 1/2 of batter into the pan. In a small bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar and gently sprinkle 1/2 of the mixture then 1/2 of the chocolate chips over the batter in pan. Repeat with the remaining batter, sugar mixture and chocolate chips.
  4. Bake for 35-40 minutes until done.

Notes

Cake assemblyI use my Kitchenaid stand mixer with the wire whisk.  This makes the cake extra fluffy.
Drop the chocolate chips onto the batter gently, or they will all sink to the bottom of the pan.  I use Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips, Whole Foods organic sour cream and organic butter and eggs when possible.

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