Chocolate Snack Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 0.5 cups cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts , optional
• 0.25 cups powdered sugar , optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to mix thoroughly.

3. 3

   Combine boiling water and butter in a bowl, and stir until the butter is melted. Allow about 5 minutes for the mixture to cool. While stirring briskly, slowly add eggs. When the egg and butter mixture is well blended, stir in vanilla.

4. 4

   Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and beat about 2 minutes. Stir in nuts, if using.

5. 5

   Pour batter into the prepared pan, and bake in the center of the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

6. 6

   Cool completely on a wire rack, about 15 minutes. When cool, place powdered sugar in a mesh sieve, or a sifter, and dust the cake with powdered sugar, if desired. Cut into squares and serve.