Quick Chocolate Cake

When friends just show up unannounced at your home, do not worry, because this recipe will come to the rescue and gives friends a wonderful teatime break. They will be amazed at how easy it is to make this cake, and while cake is baking in the oven, make some tea. I know that you will have a small tea party eventually.

Ingredients:
1 cup self-rising flour*
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
1 egg

Directions:
Butter and flour an 8” x 5” loaf pan (I use coconut oil to do this part).

In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and make a well in a center.
Combine milk, egg, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract in a blender (a Vitamix blender is the best). Blend for 15 seconds.

Pour all but 1/4 cup of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Mix well the ¼ cup of batter with the cocoa powder.
Pour the cocoa powder mixture onto the batter in the cake pan and use a toothpick to swirl the cocoa batter mixture to create a marble looking design or anything that your talented hands allow.

Bake in a preheated oven set to 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

I now use my NuWave® oven, and it takes 25 minutes

 

 

*If self-rising cake flour is not available, then add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and 1/8 tsp of salt to every cup of all-purpose flour.