Join me in a Bake and Share Day 3/3/11

[JLeigh29]

Thought I'd post a simple chocolate cake recipe. I've never tried it, but it looks so easy I thought it was worth a go!

So Simple Chocolate Cake
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
5/8 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups cold water
2 tsp white vinegar
2/3 cup vege oil

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Mix all ingredients until well blended. Bake in a 23cm x 30cm baking dish for 35 mins. Cool completely before turning out. Ice if desired.


* I plan on halving the sugar, using 1/2 wholemeal and 1/2 plain flour and a round pan.


Just made my cakes! I halved the recipe and still had enough for 12 patty cakes and 5 muffin-sized cakes (ran out of patty cases!) so unless you want to feed your entire street, go for a half-batch - they don't do things by halves in American recipes. They cooked in 13 mins. I used 1/3 cup sugar, 2tsp baking powder (instead of baking soda - what's that?) and 1/4 cup cocoa powder. HTH