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Chocolate Picnic Cake
- Makes: 12 servings
- Prep 20 mins
- Bake 30 mins to 40 mins
Use coffee instead of the water to give this cake a different flavor. Serve it warm for dessert with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Ingredients
-
2 1/4
cups
all-purpose flour
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1 1/2
cups
sugar
-
1/3
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
-
1 1/2
teaspoons
baking soda
-
1/2
teaspoon
salt
-
1 1/2
cups
water or strong brewed coffee, cooled
-
1/2
cup
canola oil or cooking oil
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4 1/2
teaspoons
vinegar
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1 1/2
teaspoons
vanilla
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Picnic Topping (recipe below)
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Vanilla ice cream
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Grandma Betty's Chocolate Sauce (recipe below)
Directions
- Grease and flour a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Beat mixture with a fork until smooth. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with Picnic Topping.
- Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake slightly in pan on a wire rack. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with Grandma Betty's Chocolate Sauce. Makes 12 servings.
Grandma Bettys Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 1/2
cups
sugar
- 3
tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
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dash salt
- 1/2
cup
whipping cream
- 1/4
cup
milk
- 1
teaspoon
vanilla
Directions
- In heavy small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Stir in cream and milk. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly, then reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Cool to room temperature before using.
Picnic Topping
Ingredients
- 1
cup
chopped walnuts
- 1
cup
semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1/2
cup
sugar
Directions
- In a bowl, combine walnuts, chocolate pieces and sugar. Sprinkle topping to cover cake batter.
Nutrition Facts
(Chocolate Picnic Cake)
Servings Per Recipe 12, sugar (g) 83, Potassium (mg) 336, calcium (mg) 131, sodium (mg) 334, cal. (kcal) 722, Niacin (mg) 2, Fat, total (g) 32, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, chol. (mg) 46, Folate (µg) 60, pro. (g) 8, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0, carb. (g) 107, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 8, vit. A (IU) 437, fiber (g) 4, vit. C (mg) 1, iron (mg) 2, sat. fat (g) 11, Thiamin (mg) 0, Monosaturated fat (g) 11, Riboflavin (mg) 0