Chocolate snacking cake

20 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1⅓cupAll-purpose flour
½cupUnsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
1cupPacked brown sugar
½cupButtermilk
½cupWater
¼cupVegetable oil
teaspoonVanilla extract
Icing sugar; optional

Directions

In large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Press brown sugar through sieve; combine with dry ingredients.

Add buttermilk, water, oil and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Scrape into greased 9-inch square baking pan.

Bake in 350 F oven for about 35 minutes or until tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool. Dust with icing sugar (if using). Cut into squares.

Makes 20 servings.

Recipe by: Canadian Living; November 1996 Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #185 by "Karen Deck" <kdeck@...> on Aug 9, 1997