Grandma's Favourite Chocolate Cake

I got this recipe from an online runner friend - "Callie" - from Canada.  It comes from her grandmother.  I altered it slightly, as the original called for 1/2 cup vegetable oil.  Supposedly you can also use either 2 cups water or 2 cups milk in the last step, but I do one cup of each.  This is one of my most popular desserts, and so easy to make and clean up!

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups flour
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt

THEN...

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. vinegar

THEN...

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325*.  
2. In a 3-quart mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients.  
3. Make 3 holes - 2 small and 1 large - in the mixture.  
4. Pour the next 4 ingredients in separate holes (water & oil together in the large hole).  
5. Pour the next wet ingredients (milk/water) over all and stir with wooden spoon or scraper JUST enough to blend the ingredients.  DO NOT OVERMIX.  That is the most important part.  
6. Pour into an ungreased 13x9 pan or a bundt pan.  
7. Bake 35-40 minutes (50 minutes for bundt pan) until cake tester comes out clean.  

Note:  This can be made in a KitchenAid mixer; just be careful not to overmix.  I generally mix it by hand.

Note:  Nutrition Facts are for 1/16 of the cake.