Everyone loves chocolate cake don't they? they do in my house anyway. If I take it to work which I do from time to time its always really popular. This recipe is real easy to make, moist, good colour (actually looks like chocolate cake) and it makes a large cake. I always cook this in a large pyrex dish that I have, mainly because I have plastic lids that fit the pyrex dishes. I have never seen these lids for sale in NZ. Mine came from the US, they are great. My sister first bought them back and I got more when I was there. Only $1.99, well worth the money saves having to find a container for the cake. They really should sell them here they make lids for all the pyrex containers including bowls. My excitement for these lids may seem a little OTT but they really are great.
CHOCOLATE CAKE
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
2 cups hot instant coffee
2/3 cup oil (not soya or olive, use canola or ricebran)
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Sift the dry ingredients together, make a well in the centre add the liquid ingredients. What I do is put 2 cups boiling water and 2 teaspoons coffee powder in a bowl and add the oil, vinegar and vanilla then add that to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. This is a thick sticky mix. Bake at 190 c for 30 minutes or until cooked when tested. Ice with chocolate icing. happy baking!
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