Thrifty Thursday: Sailor's Cake

This is an old recipe handed down to me by my mother-in-law. The recipe came to me vegan with the explanation that sailors who were out to see, far longer than dairy and eggs could stay fresh, came up with a cake that only required shelf stable ingredients so they could have sweets anytime. I don't know if that's true, but it makes sense and it's a cute story.


Sailor Cake


3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
6 TB cocoa powder
2 te baking soda
1 te salt
2 cups water
3/4 cup oil
2 TB vinegar
2 te vanilla

• Preheat oven to 350ºF
• Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl
• Add in the wet ingredients and stir just until mixed
• Pour the batter into 2 cake pans, a 9x13in pan, or cupcake liners
• Bake for 40 minutes (cook at 315º for 25 minutes for cupcakes)

This is a very moist and chocolaty cake, when I have them on hand I"ll add chocolate chips for an extra shot of chocolate.