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Chocolate Pan cake
Easiest, simplest yet moist and delicious chocolate pan cake yet
Servings: 9
Author: Juliet@biscuitsandladles
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups or 198g pastry flour
  • 1 cup or 200g sugar
  • 1/4 cup 21g natural cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar cider or white
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup cold water
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C. Lightly grease an 8*8 square or 9*9 square pan.
  2. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.
  3. Whisk the vanilla, vinegar, vegetable oil, and water in a separate bowl.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients, stirring until thoroughly combined.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  6. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
  7. Serve the cake right from the pan; warm from the oven or with a dollop of ice cream on top.
Recipe Notes

Cake tends to stick to bottom of pan thus it's butter served from pan.
Vinegar in the recipe is slightly noticed, don't like the smell of vinegar? Substitute with freshly squeezed lemon juice.