This is a family favorite, it is a recipe from my grandmother. It is a very dense chocolate cake, too heavy to layer. We like it best with buttercream frosting. I like to use chocobake, pre-melted chocolate packets instead of cocoa, I think it makes a moister cake.

To make an ice cream cone I would triple the recipe amd make an 8 or 9" round cake and a 9x13" rectangle. Cut 1/3 off the round and cut a cone shape from the rectangle. Put the two together and you have an ice cream cone!

Chocolate Cake
makes one 8" cake

1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
3 TBS cocoa powder (or one square/package unsweetened chocolate)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 TBS vegetable oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup cold water

Mix dry ingredients together, add wet ingredients, beat well with hand mixer. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees, 45-50 minutes for double recipe.