Ingredients

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups natural vegan sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 cups cool water
2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Mix the dry ingredients together in large mixing bowl. With a spoon, make three indentations in dry mixture; 1 small, 1 medium, and 1 large.

3. Pour oil into large indentation, vinegar into medium, and vanilla into small.

4. Add the water and mix (do not over beat).

5. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean. You will want to adjust the cook time depending upon the baking pan you are using.

This recipe will yield two 9" layers, 24 cupcakes, or one bundt cake. The bunt cake took about an hour to bake. Just be sure to keep an eye on your cake.

This is truly the most awesome cake I have made. I baked cupcakes for my classroom using this recipe, and they loved it! Also, I tried this recipe with whole wheat flour--not so great. I would recommend sticking to all purpose flour.