A simple spin on "Depression Cake" that is made with no eggs or milk...
Prep Time15 minutesminutes
Cook Time55 minutesminutes
Cooling Time4 hourshours
Servings - 15slices
Ingredients
3cupsall-purpose flour
2cupswhite sugar
1/2cupunsweetened cocoa
2tspbaking soda
1 tspsalt
2cupswater
2/3cupcanola oil
1Tbspwhite vinegar
2 tspvanilla
Frosting
4Tbsp buttermelted
3Tbspmilk
1/2tsp vanilla
1/2cupunsweetened cocoa
2cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Generously spray a 9x13" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Whisk gently to combine.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
Pour the wet ingredients in with the flour-cocoa mixture and whisk until all lumps are gone.
Pour the batter into the baking dish. Sprinkle the mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips onto the top of the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean in the center.
Set on cooling rack to cool.
While the cake is cooling, combine the melted butter, milk, vanilla, cocoa and powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl. If you prefer a creamier frosting, mix up the frosting ingredients in a stand mixer and whip for 3 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
Once cake is cool, add the frosting and cut slices to enjoy!
Notes
Don't have powdered sugar?! That's okay! Add white granulated sugar to your blender or food processor and hit "pulse" a few times until the sugar turns into similar consistency as 10x powdered sugar.