Mix in the Pan Chocolate Cake

When you don't think that you have enough time to make a homemade cake, don't even think about using a cake mix. Instead make this easy homemade chocolate cake that is mixed in the pan it is baked in. Top this moist cake with any type of frosting you want or no frosting at all. I got this recipe from Martha Stewert's Everyday Food Magazine from November 2009.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  tablespoon white vinegar
• 1  cup cold water
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a square 9 inch pan stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
2. Add oil, vinegar, water, and vanilla. Mix until combined, making sure there are no clumps of flour mixture. Spread batter evenly in pan.
3. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool completley on a cooling rack.