“No Dirty Dishes” Chocolate Cake

Instructions

1. 1

   With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). With softened butter, butter a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking dish.

2. 2

   In the baking dish, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

3. 3

   Make a large and two small wells in dry ingredients.

4. 4

   Pour oil into the large well. Pour vinegar in a small well and vanilla in the last one.

5. 5

   Pour water into baking dish and stir with a fork just enough to moisten dry ingredients.

6. 6

   Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.

7. 7

   Serve cake with vanilla ice cream.