Killer Cake

Cream oil and sugar; add eggs and one cup of the milk. Add vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and add to the creamed mixture alternating with the remaining cup of milk. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a 13×9″ pan and bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or until cake tests done.

Note: do not overbake this cake! I did it once and it was so disappointing. That is why the temperature is reduced a bit, but after 30 minutes, I would check it every couple of minutes until it passes the “toothpick” test.

Another thing I sometimes do is toss the chocolate chips and nuts with a small amount of flour before adding to the batter. This keeps them from sinking to the bottom, but it’s delicious even when they do.