Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups chocolate chips, divided
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Powdered sugar, for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan.
  2. Mix dry ingredients: Whisk flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Mix wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, pumpkin, olive oil, and vanilla until combined.
  4. Combine: Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips.
  5. Bake: Pour batter into the pan and sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top. Bake for 32–36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool and serve: Cool for at least 30 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar and slice.

Tip: A 9-inch pan works too; start checking for doneness a few minutes early.