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February 19, 2009 11 Comments

Food on Fridays: Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake

fofJoin the Food on Fridays carnival–any post related to the topic of food is welcome!To link up, click on Mr. Linky below. A screen will pop up where you can type in your name and paste in the url to your own Food on Fridays post (give us the exact link to your Food on Fridays page, not just the link to your blog).You can also visit other people’s posts by clicking on Mr. Linky and then clicking participants’ names–you should be taken straight to their posts.Food on Fridays Participants

  1. Stretch Mark Mama (Family-Pleasing Sloppy Joes)
  2. Newlyweds! (Sweet & Spicy Pickles)
  3. thebyrdhouse (Leftover Flank Steak or Chicken Ultimate Nachos)
  4. Like Mother, Like Daughter (Rutabaga Fries)
  5. Ship Full O’ Pirates (Pirate Bread)
  6. This Pilgrimage (Cannelloni & Cheesecake)

Food on Fridays with AnnWe’ve been making this chocolate cake recipe for years. It’s called “Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake.”It’s well named. It really is absurdly easy, fast, economical, and simple. It’s so foolproof, my kids learned to stir it up when they could barely pronounce “absurdly,” and the final product always turned out perfectly. Another feature is that it uses just a few ingredients that we almost always have on hand (recipe also found at this site). You know what that means?You can have chocolate cake anytime.

Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake

Ingredients3 cups flour (680 grams)2 cups sugar (450 grams) (read this first)6 tablespoons cocoa (100 grams)2 teaspoons baking soda (10 cc’s = 10 ml)1 teaspoon salt (5 cc’s = 5 ml)3/4 cup vegetable oil (200 cc’s)2 tablespoon vinegar (30 cc’s)2 teaspoon vanilla (10 cc’s)2 cup cold water (480 cc’s)

DirectionsMix dry ingredients.Add wet ingredients.Stir until smooth.Grease & flour pan(s).Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.When cool, frost.(Makes two-layer cake or one sheet cake.)

More Friday Carnivals

  • Hooked on Houses hosts Hooked on Fridays
  • Anne Glamore at My Tiny Kingdom is hosting Flashback Fridays
  • The Inspired Room is hosting A Beautiful Life
  • Amber at the run-a-muck is hosting Friday Funnies
  • Frugal Fridays at Biblical Womanhood
  • The Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap

Filed Under: family, Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, home, simplicity

Comments

  1. shepherdsgrace says

    February 20, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I don’t know if this is a southern coastal recipe, but while at the shores of Alabama this past week, we had deep fried pickles…they were sliced thin and deep fried in a wonderful and light shrimp batter…

    my description is not doing them justice…lightly sweet and flaky crunch on the outside with an ever so slightly sour pickle on the inside….with ranch dip….mmmmmm….

    they were awesome…

    I had never heard of them before…

    another interesting factoid u-12 shrimp are colossal shrimp that make up 12 to a pound, yes, 12 to a pound…I bought 10 lbs. worth, brought them home, and gave most of them to my in-laws for babysitting youngest daughter while we were gone….the shrimp were a hit!

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  2. annkroeker says

    February 20, 2009 at 10:11 am

    I.

    love.

    shrimp.

    (not sure about the pickles…)

    Actually, I love all kinds of southern food, but I’ve always lived in the north, where grits are unheard of and sweet tea is only just now making inroads through McDonald’s and a couple of deli-type restaurants.

    But I digress.

    I hope you had a wonderful trip and filled up on yummy food!

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  3. Tammy says

    February 20, 2009 at 11:06 am

    This looks like a great chocolate cake recipe. I can’t wait to try it! :o)

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  4. Molly Byrd says

    February 20, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    I am making this cake for hubby’s return from fishing trip on Sunday. . .thanks so much for the recipe!

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  5. hookedonhouses says

    February 20, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Anything with the words “absurdly easy” in the title is right up my alley! Add the words “chocolate” and “cake” and I’m there. I’ll have to try this. Thanks! -Julia 🙂

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  6. Jean Stockdale says

    February 21, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Dear Ann-I have not stopped by for a few days and missed that you are doing a carnvial. I will make it a point to join in the fun next week. Hope all is well with your fam! Blessings.

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  7. annkroeker says

    February 21, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    I just realized that my Food on Fridays posts have been rather chocolate-y.

    Nutella.

    Chocolate Gravy.

    Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake.

    Now that I realize it, I’m a little embarrassed.

    But only a little. Because I think you all will understand.

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  8. Mother Hen says

    February 22, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Hi Ann,

    Thanks for linking on my Weekend Fun Food!

    I used to make a cake similar to this one. Delicious! I am not a frosting sort, but my Pirates are. We found an easy, yummy chocolate frosting recipe we love on allrecipes.com. Here’s a link.http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Frosting-I/Detail.aspx

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  9. lynn@queenofthecastlerecipes.com says

    March 6, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Just printed this one out, to go on my so-tall-it’s-teetering “recipes to try” pile. And please — don’t EVER apologize about posting about chocolate 🙂 Keep ’em coming!

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