1-1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1/2 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
1 T. vinegar
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 c. cold water
Frosting or powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 glass pan or a 9" cake pan with butter.
Mix dry ingredients together. Make 3 wells in the mixture. Pour vanilla into one, vinegar into another, and vegetable oil into the third. Pour cold water over all. Mix together and pour into prepared pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool in pan. Frost with frosting or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Makes 1 cake.
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4/16/20: I made this cake a few weeks ago (pandemic baking) and it was amazingly good: moist, light, and with the right density of chocolate flavor. I didn't even frost it. About a week later I made it without the chocolate and it came out heavy and flat. It tasted okay but I missed the chocolate.
ReplyDeleteOn further reflection, the chocolate cake was baked in a round metal layer cake pan and the vanilla cake was baked in a square glass baking dish. So maybe that's the difference?
ReplyDeleteWhat does the vinegar do?
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