Newt’s Birthday cake
My daughter celebrates her 6th birthday today, here is the cake I made for her. I think she liked it. 
Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake
3 cups whole wheat flour
5 Tsp cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. + 2 Tsp. cooking oil or applesauce
2 Tsp. vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. cold water
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the liquid ingredients and beat until almost smooth. Bake in a greased and floured 9″ x 13″ pan at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Countryside magazine
I frosted this with a Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream frosting. (To the basic recipe added 8oz of melted bittersweet chocolate)
