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Chocolate Cake

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

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

Method
 

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

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