Chocolate Cake

• 34 cup cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 14 cups pastry flour (can use all-purpose in a pich but will be heavier)
• 1 12 teaspoons salt
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda (do not use baking powder)
• 34 cup sunflower oil
• 1 12 cups cold water (or cold coffee)
• 2 eggs (optional)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 tablespoons vinegar, white

1. Oil and flour two 8" layer cake pans (if including the eggs) or one 8"x10".
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Shift together the first 5 ingredients in to a mixing bowl.
4. If using eggs beat together until evenly yellow and reduce water by 2 tablespoons Beat together with water and vanilla.
5. Measure out oil and pour it and the water mixture together onto the flour.
6. Beat until flour lumps are gone.
7. Pour vinegar all at once onto mixture and gently fold in evenly - do not beat.
8. This part is best done by hand.
9. Pour into pans.
10. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes then reduce to 325F for 20 minutes.

cocoa, sugar, pastry flour, salt, baking soda, sunflower oil, cold water, eggs, vanilla, vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-332865 (may not work)