Easy Chocolate Cake

This is the easiest cake recipe I have ever used. Even better - it is dairy free. The buttercream frosting is not dairy free, but the cake is. It is delicious!

Cake:
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups cold water

Beat all ingredients together. Pour into cake pan (suggested 9"x13", but any size works, just adjust time when baking).

Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Mostly I make these into cupcakes. They are a great recipe to bring to a party. I normally get 24 cupcakes out of this recipe.


Buttercream Frosting:

3/4 cups butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 pound confectioner's sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
2 tabelspoon water

Mix butter, shortening, water, and vanilla together. Slowly add powdered sugar until completely mixed in. To create a thinner consistency, stir in small amounts of water until desired consistency is reached.

Enjoy!