Fudgy Snack Cake: the decadent recipe for a chocolate dessert made with a gift jar

For an irresistible cake that takes little time and effort to make, you'll love this mouthwatering chocolate snack cake. With its rich, intense chocolate flavor and wonderfully fudgy, soft, moist texture, fudgy snack cake is sure to be a popular dessert in your household.

You can also place all the dry ingredients for this phenomenal cake in a jar and gift it to friends and family. They can then add in the wet ingredients and make their own delicious chocolate snack cake! Fudgy snack cake tastes best served slightly warm or at room temperature, preferably with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of homemade whipped cream.

Tips for Making Easy Chocolate Snack Cake

For an extra moist cake, use vegetable oil instead of butter.

To make your chocolate snack cake completely vegan, use oil instead of butter and plant-based milk instead of regular milk.

If you don't have bittersweet chocolate, semi-sweet will do as well.

You can use white chocolate or butterscotch pieces instead of peanut butter flavor pieces.

Your cake is finished baking when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

For a slight tanginess to your cake, you can use buttermilk or apple cider vinegar. Both these ingredients are acidic and will tenderize the flour, making your fudgy snack cake ultra-soft and moist.

How to Store Fudgy Snack Cake

Cover and keep your fudgy snack cake in the fridge for up to 1 week.

How to make the Gift Jar

In a tall jar, add sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, white sugar, brown sugar and chocolate pieces.

Place the chocolate pieces on some cling film and add the pecans.

Roll it up.

Place the mixture of nuts and chocolate in the jar.

Close the jar and add a gift bow to it.

How to Make Fudgy Snack Cake

Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease a baking dish with cooking spray. Place the nuts, peanut butter pieces, and 1/3 cup chocolate pieces in a bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat egg, milk, butter, and vanilla until smooth.

In a second bowl, stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, white sugar, and brown sugar. If you have a gift jar you can use it directly.

Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.

Mix well while folding the ingredients.

Pour the cake batter into the pan.

Spread the batter evenly.

Garnish with the nut mixture.

Cover the surface well.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.

Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Use an 8×8-inch baking dish to make your cake.