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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

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THIS CAKE is so moist it doesn't need frosting. I simply sprinkle powdered sugar over the top. It's my favorite dessert to bring for potlucks, and there's never a piece left to take home! -Beulah Sak, Fairport, New York

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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 9 Servings

10 30 40

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cold water
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Using a spoon, make three wells in the dry ingredients. Pour oil into one, vinegar into another and vanilla into the third. Slowly pour water over all. Beat on low speed until thoroughly combined (batter will be thin.)
Pour into a greased and floured 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 9 servings.

Editor's Note: Pieces of cake can be wrapped individually and frozen for a quick dessert.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 248 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 272 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Moist Chocolate Cake in Reminisce July/August 1997, p45

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Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2009 by sumhall

I made this cake today for dinner and doubled it. I didn't have any problems with it turning out. Everyone loved it. My husband asked that I make it again soon.

Reviewed on May. 24, 2009 by campagnes

Oh, one more thing: this recipe does NOT double well. So if you need a big chocolate cake, this is not the recipe for it. For a small cake, though, this is great.

Reviewed on May. 24, 2009 by campagnes

I was skeptical that there are no eggs, but this is one of the best chocolate cake recipes I've tried. Super-simple, very moist, not too sweet. EXCELLENT.

Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2009 by dnaleri

No eggs are needed for this cake?

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