Chocolate Snack Cake

Recipe of my mom's. Posting here for my sister. Mom said something about this being the precursor to cake mixes.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  cocoa
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1  teaspoon vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Mix flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in bowl with fork.
3. Stir in water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla completely.
4. Pour into ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 inches.
5. Bake until wooden pick inserted comes out clean, 25-40 minutes.
6. If desired, dust with powdered sugar. Cake can be mixed in pan if desired.