Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Snackin’ Cake Recipe

Last night, I got a sudden craving for the Snackin’ Cakes of my childhood. Do you remember those? They were a box mix that mixed in the pan with a fork, and you just had to add water. They were super moist and yummy.

I don’t do mix cakes anymore (I like to be able to pronounce what I put in my kids’ bodies), and I don’t think the Snackin’ Cakes are made anymore.

So I decided to experiment and come up with my own version.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Snackin’ Cake

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cup  all purpose flour
1 teaspoon  baking powder
1/2 teaspoon  salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
2/3 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°.

In an ungreased 8×8″ square baking pan, mix the flours, baking powder, salt and brown sugar with a fork. Add the water, oil, and vinegar and mix well with the fork. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the batter.

Bake for 35-40 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (well, clean of batter – it may get some melted chocolate chip on it!)  Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

This doesn’t taste just like the cake I remember, and you obviously have to add more than water, but like the cakes I was remembering, it’s mixed right in the pan with a fork, and it’s super moist and delicious.This was a huge success.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Snackin' Cake slice

The snack cake was so good, it was almost addicting. My kids are already asking when I’m going to make it again. (And since the whole cake was made from pantry ingredients, it was super affordable and I’ll be able to make it again anytime.)

This post is linked to Tasty Tuesday and Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.