prompter: How can I beef up my chocolate chip cake recipé?

assistant: Its hard to know how to beef up your chocolate chip cake recipe without your actual recipe. 

If you meant how to include beef in your recipe, some chocolate chip recipes include beef tallow in them.

prompter: I apologize. This is my current recipe:
1. Beat the butter and sugars, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
2. Dissolve the baking soda in hot water and add to the mixture.
3. Stir in the flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
4. Drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake until the edges are golden brown.
How would I make it more interesting?

assistant: To answer your question, I need more information. What is the recipe you are using?

prompter: Ah, okay. It is a very simple recipe. Ingredients:
- Half cup of sugar
- Three quarters cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- half cup of melted butter
- 1 egg
- One and a quarter cup of flour
- Half teaspoon of baking soda
- 4 ounces of milk
- 4 ounces of dark chocolate chunks
- A bit of vanilla extract

I mix the ingredients together until I get a good paste, whisk in the egg and beat it a bit, add the flour and baking soda, then finally the chocolate chips.
I form the cookies and bake them in 180 °C.

So, what could I do to make it better?

assistant: There is a specific temperature range you should aim for when baking a cake to perfection. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a denser cake, such as a flourless chocolate cake, carrot cake, or red velvet cake (while avoiding the pan's bottom), should register 200–205°F. The thermometer should read 205-210°F for lighter desserts like angel food cake or sponge cake. Just be careful to stay below 212°F because water turns to steam at that degree and you'll start losing moisture quickly.

prompter: Thank you, but these are only specifics about the temperature. Are there any good components I could add to my chocolate chip cake to make it taste better?

assistant: Here's a few ingredients you could experiment with:
- Nuts, to add a bit more crunch and a nutty flavor
- Cinnamon, to boost the chocolate flavor
- Espresso powder or instant coffee, to boost the chocolate flavor
- Citrus zest, to add a certain freshness to the cake

assistant: You could add nuts or berries to it. If you want to literally beef it up you could also add beef tallow.

prompter: I'm allergic to nuts, give me a list of potential substitutes, along with the quantity I need to put them in the cake

assistant: Strictly speaking, beef should stay out of chocolate chip cake, although both could go well as separate courses of a meal, both could pair with a red wine to make for fine dining. 

To improve your cake, you may try some of the following: 

 1. Verify that you're baking the cake optimally. For example, if the cake is too dry, you may be leaving it in the oven for too long. If you're cooking at a high altitude, you may need to seek out a specialty recipe designed for your baking environment. 
 2. Add additional ingredients. Chocolate is delicious on its own, but it is often served paired with other items! Chocolate-covered blueberries, strawberries and almonds are all well regarded, so adding small pieces of one of those to your chocolate cake could evoke those popular pairings in your own dish. Remain mindful of to whom this cake will be served and their allergy concerns, as always.
 3. Decorate with frosting. A flat layer of frosting can make many cakes look better. If you're adding fillings as described in the previous step, save the best-looking of these and add them to the top of the frosted cake in a pattern. For example, cutting a strawberry into a floral pattern is simpler than it looks, and a cake only needs one or two of those to look much fancier in a short time.

Baking is an art and a science. Experimentation and practice in these veins will pay dividends.

prompter: What else could I try. Thanks for the help by the way