Aunt Abigail's chocolate cake

It was crisp and chilly outside, and Abigail Ward had nothing to do. In fact, she was getting bored of having nothing to do. She cleaned the parlor that morning, swept the kitchen floor, blacked the stove and dusted the upstairs bedrooms.....but now, now she has nothing on her little list of things to do! Well, except for sweeping the porch outside, but that is of no use since the wind would scatter leaves all over it again. She sighed a deep sigh. "Oh!" she groaned in exasperation. "What am I going to do?" Then, a thought popped in her head! Grandmothers chocolate cake. Yes that is exactly it! She will bake a chocolate cake, and stop by her sister, Janet King. Abigail went into the kitchen and bustled around, and her boredom drained away.
                                                                                                             

"Yes,that's what i'll do."

Aunt Abigail's chocolate cake

1 cup butter                            2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup brown sugar                              2 tsp. vanilla
4 beaten eggs                          1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups whole grain flour        1/2 cup boiling water
pinch of salt


Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 8X8 pan. Cream butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking powder, cocoa and boiling water. Mix until all lumps are gone. Bake until fork comes out clean, or 30 minutes. Let cool. Add icing if desired.

*An easier way of explaining things: Mix all until combined. Bake. Cool. Eat. :)