Chocolate Chip Cake
Take my famous French Strawberry Cake and add chocolate chips instead to make this unbelievably decadent Chocolate Chip Cake.
Servings 8
Calories 346kcal
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 bag (10 oz) chocolate chips I use bittersweet Ghirardelli
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. Spread the batter in the prepared cake pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar evenly over the top of the cake batter.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 510IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg