Basic Cake the First - fudgy

In a word: easy. This is quite literally a ten-minute recipe, incredibly easy to make and experiment with. Cook in a moderate oven, about 180C.

Stuff: a jug, 2-cup capacity; big mixing bowl; 20cm or so ring tin, which needs to be greased.

Ingredients: 

1.5 cups plain flour,

1.5 tspns baking powder

1 cup castor sugar

half cup light olive oil

1 cup water

2-3 tspns vanilla essence

1 tbspn white vinegar

How to: Measure wet ingredients into the jug; set aside.

Sieve into the big bowl the following: flour, baking powder, castor sugar. Mix to combine with a spatula.

Add wet ingredients from jug, mix together(with spatula) till smooth. 

Pour into the tin. Bake 35-40 mins, though a clean skewer is the best test. It usually cracks along the top when done; if it hasn't done this it probably isn't ready. 

Notes:

For those of you who may be new to egg and dairy-free baking, the ingredients list above may seem weird. Bear with me, this recipe works, and also makes very nice muffins. In this, its most basic vanilla form, the end result is a fluffy cake the colour of white chocolate. Very cool.

Ring tins work best because they ensure the cake cooks evenly - its also easier to turn out.

you can ice this cake, but it doesn't add anything amazing. I reccomend trying it without icing first, then deciding for yourself.