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One Pan Chocolate Snack Cake
This One Pan Chocolate Snack Cake is a really old recipe, tested and true, first created during WWII when rations were tight – you need no eggs or milk. The added bonus is it's made in just one pan with 9 simple pantry basics
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Ingredients
1-1/2
cup
all-purpose flour
1
cup
sugar
4
Tbsp
cocoa powder
1
tsp
baking soda
1/2
tsp
salt
1
Tbsp
white vinegar
1
tsp
vanilla extract
6
Tbsp
canola oil
1
cup
water
BUTTERY VANILLA ICING
½
cup
butter
,
room temperature
1-3/4
cup
confectioner’s sugar
1
Tbsp
heavy cream
1
tsp
vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
In an ungreased 8x8-inch pan , add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine thoroughly.
Make three wells in the dry ingredients and add vinegar, vanilla and oil. Pour the water over the top and stir well to combine until smooth.
Bake 26-30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
To make icing:
In a bowl whip butter until light and creamy. Add sugar, cream and vanilla. Whip on high speed until light and spreadable.