Merv's Mom's Chocolate Wonder Cake

My friend Merv (aka Tom Murphy) claims that his mother never taught him how to cook.   Nevertheless, she did manage to share this wonderful eggless, milkless, fudgy chocolate cake recipe, which Merv has been bringing to Arisia staff parties for years. (See the perks you get for volunteering?) It's even pareve if you make it with pareve shortening instead of butter.

Ingredients

Items in parentheses indicate measurements for a double batch.

1.5 cups flour (3 cups flour)

1 cup sugar (2 cups sugar)

3 tablespoons Hershey’s Cocoa (6 tablespoons Hershey’s Cocoa)

1 teaspoon baking soda (2 teaspoons baking soda)

0.5 teaspoons salt (1 teaspoon salt)

6 tablespoons butter (12 tablespoons butter)

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar)

1 teaspoon vanilla (2 teaspoons vanilla)

1 cup cold water (2 cups cold water)

Mix all dry ingredients together in a pan. Make a hole in three corners. Put vanilla, butter, vinegar in each hole. Pour cold water over all ingredients. Blend well with fork; make sure there are no lumps.

Bake 350°F for 25 – 30 minutes.

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