Amazing Solan Family Chocolate Cake (aka 3-hole Cake)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 3/4 cup oil
• 2 cups cold water
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon decaf instant coffee (optional)
• 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon milk, of choice (works with regular, soy or rice or whatever) (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (i usually use almond, but have tried & like coconut, orig. glaze recipe calls for peppermint) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 instructions for cake:.
• 2 mix dry ingredients together in large bowl.
• 3 mix wet ingredients together in separate bowl.
• 4 add wet to dry a little at a time, stirring as you add.
• 5 pour batter into well-greased bundt cake pan (well-greased is key--this is a sticky cake; i use pam with great results), bake at 350 for 35-40 minute.
• 6 serving suggestions: with fresh whipped cream& strawberries, or drizzle with warm caramel or kahlua, or glaze with mocha glaze (or some combo thereof!).
• 7 instructions for glaze:.
• 8 mix dry ingredients together in bowl.
• 9 dissolve coffee in 1 tablespoon of milk; add extract.
• 10 whisk coffee liquid into dry ingredients; whisk until all blended and if needed, add 1/2 tablespoon more milk.
• 11 use glaze immediately over cake. it will harden quickly.