Description
You might think this cake recipe is a bit wacky because it has vinegar but no eggs, but only until you’re enjoying a rich chocolate cake.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 10 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup margarine
- 6 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift the flour
- white sugar
- baking soda
- salt and 6 tablespoons of the cocoa into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Drizzle melted margarine and the vinegar over the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and cold water and stir well to remove lumps.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Spread with chocolate frosting.
- To Make Chocolate Frosting: Combine the confectioner’s sugar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- and 1/2 cup of the margarine. Heat until melted and stir until smooth add vanilla and nuts if desired
- and spread over cake.
Servings: 14