"Xtra-Special" Celebration Cake (Depression Cake)

From Alpha-Bakery, By Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour

This recipe yields a moist chocolate cake, and doesn't use any eggs! The recipe is written for a double layer chocolate cake, but you can use the same recipe for cupcakes. Don't forget to adjust the baking time as needed if you plan on making cupcakes. I usually do 18-20 minutes for regular sized cupcakes and 13-16 minutes for mini sized cupcakes.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Flour
2 Cups of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Cocoa
2 tsps of Baking Soda
1 tsp of Salt
2/3 Cup of Vegetable Oil
2 tsps of Vinegar
1 tsp of Vanilla
2 Cups of Cold Water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches; dust with flour. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Stir oil mixture and water into flour mixture until well blended, about 1 minute. Immediately pour batter into pans, dividing evenly. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes; let cool approximately 10 minutes. Remove from pans; let cake cool completely. Fill and frost cake as desired.