Depression Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups cold water

Preparation

Using a manual egg beater, mix together the above ingredients until just blended. Do not over mix.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13\" one layer cake pan.
Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes until it tests done.
The following cream cheese frosting is not \"Depression Era\" but is excellent with the cake:.
2 squares (4 oz. total) unsweetened baking chocolate; 8 oz. pkg cream cheese - softened; 4 Table butter - softened; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla; milk as needed - adding 1 Table. at a time.
Melt the chocolate and set aside. In a mixing bowl put the cream cheese and butter and beat with a mixer until smooth. Add the powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, until all 4 cups are added. Add vanilla and melted chocolate. Mixture will be a little thick, so slowly add milk until the desired consistency is reached.