Ingredients

This recipe contains no milk, egg, peanuts, soy or nut products.

3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons oil,
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup shortening
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two cake pans. Mix water, oil and baking powder. In a large bowl, combine with the rest of the ingredients. Using an electric mixer, beat until well mixed, approximately 4 minutes. Pour batter into cake pans. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks. Frost when completely cooled.

Note: Baking powder is intentionally listed twice in this recipe. The combination of 3 tablespoons water, 3 tablespoons oil and 2 teaspoons of baking powder is the substitution for 2 eggs.

Cocoa Frosting

This recipe contains no milk, eggs, wheat, peanut, soy or nut products.

1/2 cup milk-free, soy-free margarine, softened
1/2 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder
2 2/3 cups unsifted confectioners sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Beat margarine on medium speed in large mixer bowl until softened, about 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients. Beat on low speed until ingredients are moistened. Beat on medium speed until creamy.