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                                            Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 9  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    THIS is a moist delicious snack cake, so good that icing is not necessary. Sometimes my husband puts a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top with a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Either way, it always satisfies our sweet tooth. -Debi Peschka, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 cup boiling water  |  
                                                1/4 cup butter, softened  |  
                                                1 egg  |  
                                                1 teaspoon vanilla extract  |  
                                                1 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour  |  
                                                1 cup sugar  |  
                                                3 tablespoons baking cocoa  |  
                                                1 teaspoon baking powder  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon baking soda  |  
                                                1/4 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                confectioners' sugar  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. In a bowl, beat water and butter until butter is melted. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the egg mixture. Beat for 2 minutes. 2. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 9 servings.                              | 
                         
                         
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