Chocolate Trail Drive Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, and extra sugar for the top
• 1/2 cup cocoa, i like to use 1/4 cup regular cocoa and 1/4 cup dark cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon, your choice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 cups cold strong coffee, stronger the better

Recipe

• 1 in 13x9 metal pan mix sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and cocoa to break up cocoa lumps then add flour.
• 2 then add vanilla, coffee, oil, and vinegar and mix with fork but do not beat.
• 3 sprinkle sugar, about 1/2 cup or enough to create a layer just barely on the top. bake at 350 about 30 minutes. do not cover while warm or sugar topping will melt. i have tried glass pans but it does not do as well.