Rich Chocolate Cake

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Crazy Cake

Yield 8-10

Author Harriett Sebastian

Enjoy this easy, one-bowl recipe for Crazy Cake—crazy because it bakes up tender and rich without any eggs or butter. Score one more victory for the Home Front!

Ingredients

Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra to flour the baking pan)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons espresso granules
• ¾ cup salad oil (half or all can be replaced by applesauce)
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups water

Icing

• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons hot water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioner’s sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9”x13” pan.
2. Blend dry ingredients (including sugar, if using) in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and blend with a fork until thoroughly mixed. Do not overmix, beat or blend with a mixer. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Do not overbake. Allow cake to cool before icing.
3. For the icing, mix the first four ingredients together.
4. Add confectioner’s sugar and beat until smooth.
5. Spread on cooled cake.