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Chocolate Cake

Joan
Sometimes known as "Wacky" or "Depression" Cake
Serves 9
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cakes
Servings 9

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups flour all-purpose
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa unsweetened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 5 Tbsp. avocado oil or other neutral oil
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease an 8x8 baking dish
  • Mix first 5 dry ingredients in large bowl
  • Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients – two small, one larger.
  • Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the oil in third larger depression. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth.
  • Pour into prepared pan
  • Bake on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Cool.
  • Note: Oven baking times may vary, be sure to check your cake to make sure you do not over bake.

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