Oatmeal chocolate chip cake from Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy Arefi

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

Accompaniments: Brown sugar whip

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    Errata: there should only be 1/2 cup of milk not 1 cup.

  • elherman on May 30, 2026

    used frozen blueberries instead of chocolate, seemed to work fine although maybe a bit wet

  • rebecca_qjfvam on May 06, 2026

    I did not care for the taste or texture of this cake. (Used the corrected milk quantity, so the printing error some mentioned was not the issue). Probably just a me thing, but I will be keeping nutmeg far away from my chocolate in the future.

  • gemini_n56abk on March 29, 2026

    I wish I had looked on CookShelf before I made this recipe, or I wouldn't have put in that full cup of milk! I ended up baking it for the full 40 minutes and it seemed to bake just fine. Not too dense but the chocolate did sink to the bottom as another baker observed. Still enjoyed by my kids.

  • lisari on March 16, 2025

    Made with raisins and milk chocolate chips & the extra 1/2 cup milk. Baked for 50 minutes, like the flavor & texture. All the bits did sink to the bottom though.

  • sambong on May 23, 2024

    I had the misfortune of this being the first recipe I made from this cookbook, and it was from a printing that did not include the correction. Made with 1 cup of milk, the cake did not turn out well at all -- dense and bland. So bland that I wasn't sure just changing the quantity of milk would fix it, but I overcame my reservations and tried it again with the corrected recipe. Am here to confirm that this cake is indeed delicious when made with 1/2 cup of milk. Would heartily recommend!

  • dbuhler on April 24, 2024

    This cake was okay, but not sweet enough... it almost tasted healthy! My printing of the book has the amended milk measurement, but even with that the batter was quite thin. I mixed all the ingredients except the chocolate chips and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes. It seemed to thicken so I added the chips and baked and all the chips still sunk to the bottom. I did reduce the baking powder to 1 1/4 teaspoons but my center still fell a little. I'll try more flour next time (I'm at high altitude).

  • et12 on July 12, 2023

    I should have read the previous comments first! I made this on a whim based on availability of ingredients, flavours and texture were good and I liked the oat topping but the batter was very liquid and the chocolate chips all fell to the bottom.

  • fultre on April 23, 2023

    Made this recipe today, but I didn’t think to look at EYB until I finished mixing and the batter seemed much too thin, as would be expected with 0.5 cup extra milk. To try and salvage, I added flour and a few extra oats until the texture seemed about right. Surprisingly it turned out pretty well, and I would try again with the corrected recipe. I love oat-y things, and enjoyed having a bit extra oats. Used half Valrhona Dulcey and half milk chocolate, but found Dulcey’s flavor to be somewhat lost. Will use milk and/or semisweet, and I think walnuts would be nice, as well.

  • leilx on August 18, 2021

    If you make this with the half cup milk, it turns out really delicious. I am not sure you can cut the liquid down more as I wonder if the oats would hydrate.

  • inflytur on April 28, 2021

    This is the second disappointing recipe I’ve made from this book. I’m beginning to wonder if the recipes were tested. In each case, the batter ended up being much thinner than what is described in the instructions. I weighed and measured the ingredients exactly. Another revewer mentioned multiple oat based ingredients but the recipe is indexed correctly in EYB.

  • aberne on December 07, 2020

    Spongey and chewy, but in a pleasant snacky way. The oatmeal makes it quite toothsome. May try it next time with less or a bit of oat flour.

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