Wacky Lenten Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3 Tbsp. cocoa
5 Tbsp. melted vegetable shortening
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

To the flour, add the sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa.
Sift together 3 times, then place mixture in a small, greased 8-inch square pan.
Make 3 dents in the top of the mixture.
In the first dent, place 1 teaspoon vinegar; in the second dent, place 1 teaspoon vanilla; in the third dent, place 5 tablespoons melted shortening.
Put 1 cup of cold water over this and mix well.
Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes.
Recipe may be doubled and baked in tube pan.
Bake longer than before.
A good moist cake. Delicious with sprinkled powdered sugar or topped with Cool Whip.