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Raspberry Snack Cake with Cocoa Filling

A tender, tangy yogurt crumb studded with bursting raspberries, with a dark cocoa-chocolate layer running through the middle.

Raspberry Snack Cake with Cocoa Filling

Ingredients

  • 2 cups240 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1¾ tsp8 gBaking powder
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking soda
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ cup100 gUnsalted buttermelted and cooled, plus a little for the pan
  • ¾ cup170 gGranulated sugar
  • 2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
  • 1 cup240 gPlain yogurt, low-fatroom temperature
  • 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • 2 cups250 gRaspberries
  • 3½ tbsp packed50 gBrown sugar
  • ¼ cup20 gUnsweetened cocoa powdersifted
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup60 gSemisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Brush a 9-inch square pan with a little of the melted butter and line it with parchment.
  2. Make the cocoa filling: in a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, the unsweetened cocoa powder, the cinnamon and the chocolate chips. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. In a large bowl, rub the lemon zest into the granulated sugar with your fingers until fragrant. Whisk in the rest of the melted butter, then the eggs one at a time, then the yogurt and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Fold the flour mixture into the wet mixture just until no dry streaks remain.
  6. Spread half of the batter in the pan. Scatter half of the raspberries over it, then sprinkle all of the cocoa filling evenly on top.
  7. Dollop the remaining half of the batter over the filling and gently spread to the edges. Press the remaining half of the raspberries lightly into the top.
  8. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the cake (not a berry or chocolate pocket) comes out clean.
  9. Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 45 minutes so the filling sets, then lift out and cut into 12 slices.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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