Cocoa "Crazy" Cake

From inthekitchenwithkath.com

(Adapted from a recipe in The New American Diet, by Sonja and William Connor)

Makes 1 8x8-inch cake or 12 cupcakes.

Dry ingredients

1½ cups all-purpose flour (180g)

1 cup sugar (I used maple sugar, but regular is fine)

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon (Optional, to make it Mexican Cocoa Crazy Cake)

Wet ingredients

3 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 cup cold water

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚.

2. Stir the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.

3. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl.

4. Stir well with a fork or whisk until well blended.

5. Pour into an ungreased 8x8-inch pan. (Or make 12 cupcakes in a paper-lined muffin pan.)

6. Bake cake for 30 – 35 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. (Bake cupcakes for 25 – 30 minutes.)

7. Cool, dust with powdered sugar, and serve.

If you’re interested, here are the numbers for 1/12th of the cake or 1 cupcake:

154 calories

4 g fat

28 g carbohydrates

152 mg sodium

1.8 g protein