Chocolate Cake

I am not a big cake person. In fact I usually request something other than cake for my birthday; pie, cheesecake, brownies or an ice cream cake. However, I am a big fan of chocolate. Unfortunately if either one of these cakes are in my house I have no problem eating them (especially if there is ice cream too). JAZ the one you enjoyed is the first one :)

Aunt Rita's Chocolate Cake

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda

1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon vanilla

Sift the first 5 ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients and then stir until smooth. Beat for two minutes. Pour into an un-greased 8x8 pan and bake at 350* for 35 minutes.

When I make this recipe I always double it and make it in an 9x13 pan.

$100 cake

3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
6 heaping tablespoons of cocoa

1 1/2 cups cold water
3 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

Stir the first 5 ingredients and then add the vanilla and water. Stir in the mayonnaise last.
Bake at 350*
2 9" pans 30 min
bundt pan 35-40 minutes

When the cake is cool dust with powdered sugar.

I am convinced that the $100 cake is better but Aunt Rita's cake is made more often because is doesn't have anything it that N is allergic to. If you try one or both of these let me know what you think.