Ration-Era Chocolate Cake
adapted from Cooking Light's WWII Ration Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 tbspn unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tbspn white vinegar
- 1 tspn vanilla
- baking oil spray
- 1 heaping tbspn confectioner's sugar, for dusting on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir with whisk to evenly distribute ingredients.
- In another bowl, stir together cold water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Add water mixture to dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Spray a 13x9 baking dish.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden stick inserted comes out clean.
- Dust the top with confectioner's sugar and serve with coffee or tea!