• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons red wine
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

Optional:

• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle (powdered)

Sift dry ingredients. Add wet and mix with a spoon until all dry ingredients are moistened (do not over mix). Pour in an ungreased cake pan (9×12). Bake at 350º F until cake pulls away from sides of pan, 35 – 40 minutes, or use the toothpick test.

The keys to wine and chocolate are: Keep it rich and bittersweet (like a good red wine), and skip the milk chocolate—it is for coffee and kids. This cake is made for our Paradisos Red.