Great Depression Chocolate Cake

Name: Great Depression Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pans; 1 3/4 cups cane sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt; 7 tablespoons cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 cups black coffee or 2 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in 2 cups warm water; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 cup butter, can substitute ghee or coconut oil; 1/2 cup water, can substitute coffee for a mocha-flavored icing; sea salt, to taste

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When you have to make changes or sacrifices to get dessert on the table, sometimes it surprisingly becomes a work of edible art! Great Depression Chocolate Cake arose from a time of great need to...

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Ingredients

3 cups flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pans
1 3/4 cups cane sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
7 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups black coffee or 2 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in 2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup butter, can substitute ghee or coconut oil
1/2 cup water, can substitute coffee for a mocha-flavored icing
sea salt, to taste