Grandma Lenon's Wacky Cake

Ingredients

• Cake
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2/3 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups cold water
• Icing
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

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   Prepare the pan and oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan and lightly dust it with flour, tapping out any excess.

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   Combine the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.

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   Add the wet ingredients. Add the vinegar, oil, and cold water to the dry ingredients.

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   Mix the batter. Stir until the batter is smooth and no dry streaks remain.

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   Fill the pan. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly.

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   Bake the cake. Bake for 50 minutes.

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   Prepare the icing and finish the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely. For the icing, cream together the powdered sugar and margarine. Add the vanilla extract and milk, mixing until smooth and spreadable. Spread the icing evenly over the cooled cake.