Soft "Ciambellone" Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups flour
    1/3 flour
    1 cup sugar
    1/4 white sugar
    130 ml water
    140 ml oil
    3 eggs
    4 -5 drops vanilla extract (to taste) (optional)
    2 tablespoons cocoa powder
    3 teaspoons baking powder
Preparation
    Beat the eggs with the sugar until they become frothy. Stirring, gradually add the sifted flour, then add the vanilla, water and oil.
    You should get a soft and smooth dough. Next, add the baking powder. Grease a cake mold with butter and cover with flour. Remove the excess flour.
    (This is a traditional way to not stick dessert in the mold, if you prefer, you can always use the spray.).
    Pour 3/4 of the mixture into the mold.
    With the 1/4 of the mixture that is left add the cocoa powder, mix well and pour on top of the mixture already in the mold.
    In order to blend the mixture togheter, take a knife and make a small concentric circles through both mixtures for an original effect.
    Bake in hot oven at 350\u00b0F for 35 minutes.
    (to be sure it is done, check the cooking with a toothpick.)
    Let the cake cool before removing from the mold.
    Enjoy it!

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