This recipe worked, but only through a bit of guesswork! I presumed that a small 't' is teaspoon and a big 'T' tablespoon, but no advice or table was given. Can recipes be edited to show what is meant? Delicious cake anyhow - but add a bit more cocoa - like 1/2 cup. Good icing tip - rice milk, icing sugar and good vanilla extract whipped together is a great final touch.

Tried this one in an attempt to give my kids cake again. I have been frustrated by them for 6 years but this one was so rich and yummy! I used the 1/2 cup of cocoa powder and they ate it without frosting at all it was so good! Thanks for this one!

Wonderful recipe - tastes great! I made 2 modifications: 1. I used 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 2. I used only 1/4 cup oil - I substituted 1 2.5 oz. container of Applesauce Baby Food for the other 1/4 cup of oil. The cake turned out very moist & flavorful!!!

i came across almost a copy of this recipe but only with a variation.
Variation was 2 tbsp of vinegar instead of 2tsp of vinegar but still the cake turned out well...:)

if someone could help me understand the use of vinegar in the recipe and as well as the variation difference as stated abv...thanks a million...

Mjj21, in this cake, the vinegar is actually used (in conjunction with the soda) as a leavening agent. Have you ever tried mixing vinegar and baking soda by themselves? We did it as kids in school as a science experiment, so I know it bubbles up and overflows like a volcano.

This cake is a pretty classic example of a "depression cake" - they got the name back in the depression when milk, eggs, butter, etc. were really hard to come by and people had to make do without.

I just tried this for the second time: I increased the cocoa to 1/2 cup, used maple extract instead of vanilla, used strong iced vietnamese coffee instead of water, and used balsamic for the vinegar. It is *so* good!