Enhanced vegan chocolate wacky cake (my friend Barbara's recipe)

This is an absolutely yummy cake. I've eaten it, but not yet made it. Very useful for vegan visitors even if you are not vegan yourself. (It really doesn't need eggs). It has the consistency of chocolate fudge cake)

3 cups of wholemeal or plain flour

2 cups of brown sugar

¾ cup of good unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tspns baking powder

1 cup or more of unsweetened desiccated coconut ( optional )

½ teaspoon salt or a pinch

3 teaspoons vanilla essence

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

¾ cups oil (canola or similar )

2 cups of strong coffee

Method

Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt (and coconut)

Make a well in the middle

Add oil, vinegar and vanilla

Add the coffee

Stir/beat well

Grease and flour a low, oblong baking tin( about 33 x 23 cm)

Bake at 350/180 for about 20-25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean .

Check after 15 mins .

To keep it moist, don’t overcook. 

 It works well with nuts too.

Cut into squares when cool.

Sweet and sour from Sheila Cave.

(This is my mother's recipe, double it if you have over 4 family members) Sweet and Sour Chicken, Meatballs, etc.

6 tbsp corn starch
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 large can of pineapple (drained)
3 cups pineapple juice
3 tbsp soy sauce
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 green pepper and 1 full red pepper
1 small can water chestnuts (drained)

(eggs and canned bread crumbs if deep frying is desired for the chicken or pork)

In a pan, heat up the corn starch, sugar, juice, vinegar, soy sauce, it will take about 4 minutes to reach a thickened and boiling state. Boil for one full minute. Reduce heat and then add the pineapple chunks, chestnuts, and cut up peppers.

You have the option to use chicken, pork, or meatballs. With the meatballs you can use your own recipe to make them or buy the frozen ones that are precooked and just heat them up and add them to the sauce above. The chicken and pork can be precooked and added as chunks into the sauce or you can deep fry them.

To deep fry the chicken chunks or pork follow this recipe:
Dip meat chunk in egg wash, roll in (canned) bread crumbs, and deep fry in oil for 3 1/2 minutes and drain.

Serve the meat of your choice with sauce over cooked white minute rice.