chocolate chip cake

by tijuana, 11/15/2013

my hubby's birthday is this weekend and i decided to make him a dessert that would blow him away. he loves ANYTHING chocolate, especially my homemade chocolate chips cookies. now, i make a chocolate chip cookie skillet but i wanted this to be more like a cake, instead of a cookie. i used my vanilla yogurt cake recipe as a base and went to town. while i was in the kitchen cooking, he saw me take out a bag of chocolate chips and said, 'baby, what are you making?' when i told him, his mouth dropped open. needless to say, when he took a bite of the warm chocolate chip cake, he said, 'this is hands down the best cake i have ever had!' i was flattered and cheesin' all big. then i paused and thought about it for a second. he says that with every cake i make! 🙂

total Time: 01h 15min
prep time: 15 minutes
cook time: 60 minutes
yield: 16 servings

ingredients:

2 cups flour -
1 teaspoon baking powder -
1/4 teaspoon salt -
2 sticks butter (1 cup) - room temperature
1 1/2 cup sugar -
3 eggs -
2 teaspoons vanilla -
1/4 cup milk - i used 2%
1 and 1/4 cup chocolate chips - divided

instructions:

preheat the oven to 350 degrees. butter a 10 inch bundt pan. dust the pan lightly with flour.
in a small bowl, blend together the flour, baking powder and salt. set aside.

in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well blended.

beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.

gradually mix in half of the flour mixture until just incorporated.

blend in the milk and then mix in the remaining flour mixture. be careful not to overmix.
fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.

spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan. top with remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips.

bake in the preheated oven for 55 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. allow to cool slightly before turning out onto a plate.

slice...