*Wacky Cake

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 TB cocoa powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda 

Sift dry ingredients together and put into a greased 8x8 baking pan.

Make 3 holes in the dry mixture

Drop 1 tsp vanilla in one hole

1 tsp white vinegar in another

3 TB salad oil in third hole

Pour 1 cup water over all and mix well.

Bake 30-40 min, 350 degrees.

Frost in pan with chocolate frosting.

* I wrote this here as it was written on my grandmother's recipe card. For the chocolate frosting use your favorite recipe, or use this great recipe from Hershey's!

• "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 
  
• Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
• Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

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