Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Frosting
My daughter turned six recently, and I must say, it’s harder than I thought it would be–I can’t believe she’s not my baby anymore!!! I am very proud of what a kind, funny, silly, and empathetic person she is, and feel I’m truly the luckiest mom in the world. She didn’t want a store-bought cake for her birthday; she wanted to make it and decorate it by herself (I only helped when necessary). She chose a silver-white cake recipe from my Betty Crocker cookbook and added chocolate chips. She decided to top it with store-bought chocolate frosting (because we had some on hand, and she loves it). Since her birthday party included both boys and girls, she chose to decorate it with a Barbie and race cars, so nobody would feel left out. Don’t I have a great kid? Anyway, she decorated it all by herself, except for letting her brother do a couple of sprinkles. Her homemade chocolate chip cake turned out beautiful and tasty, and my daughter was extremely proud of herself and of her cake.
Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Silver-White Cake by Betty Crocker:
- 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour
- 1⅔ cups of sugar
- 3½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1¼ cups of milk
- ⅔ cup of shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 egg whites
- ½ cup of miniature chocolate chips
Other Ingredients:
- Chocolate frosting (homemade or from a can)
- Sprinkles
- Desired decorations
How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Frosting:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a large 9×13-inch baking dish.
Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat all ingredients except egg whites in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl.
Add the egg whites and beat on high speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl.
Fold chocolate chips into the batter. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or until the cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
Let the cake cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
Carefully frost the cake, then decorate it the way you or your little ones desire.
One beautiful and delicious cake baked by a VERY special young lady.
Ingredients
Silver White Cake by Betty Crocker:
- 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour
- 1⅔ cups of sugar
- 3½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1¼ cups of milk
- ⅔ cup of shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 egg whites
- ½ cup of miniature chocolate chips
Other Ingredients:
- Chocolate frosting homemade or from a can
- Sprinkles
- Desired decorations
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a large 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat all ingredients except egg whites in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl.
- Add the egg whites and beat on high speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl.
- Fold chocolate chips into the batter. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or until the cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
- Let the cake cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
- Carefully frost the cake, then decorate it the way you or your little ones desire.
