chocolate cake

Name: Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) cold water; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder (*see note); 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) 5% white vinegar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Cindi Marie Bauer

Marshfield, WI

Updated on Sep 6, 2021

This chocolate cake is made without eggs, butter, or milk. And it doesn't take long to make. Plus it tastes quite delicious with either powdered sugar sprinkled on top, or served with whipped cream, or ice cream.

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Photo of cake after it's been sprinkled with powdered sugar.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 1 (9x12-inch cake)

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 cups cold water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (*see note)
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons 5% white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make chocolate cake

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
Step 3

Beat with electric mixer on medium to high speed until well combined.
Step 4

Pour batter in a greased 9x13x2-inch baking pan.
Step 5

Bake in oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Step 6

Allow cake to cool before serving.
Step 7

Serve cake with either powdered sugar sprinkled on top, or with whipped cream, or with ice cream.
Step 8

Yields: 1 (9x12-inch cake)
Step 9

*Note: When I added the cocoa powder, I used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder. Which gave the cake a dark chocolate color.
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