Lakin/Thompson Recipes

War Cake
"Old recipe from the depression"
- Ingredients Cake
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- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup of water
- Preparation Cake
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease a 8 x 10" pan and pour dry ingredients directly into the pan and mix with a fork.
- Make 3 wells and pour each of vanilla, vinegar and oil into separate holes.
- Pour water over all and mix well with a fork until all incorporated and no lumps.
- Bake at 350 degree for 35 minutes.
- let cool before frosting.
- Ingredients and Prep Frosting
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- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Mix all ingredients and frost
Notes
Surprisingly Tasty