Egg-Free Chocolate Cake

655 g sifted plain flour
90 g dark cocoa
3 t. bicarbonate of soda
1/2 t. salt
660 g caster sugar
250 ml vegetable oil
700 ml water
2 T. vanilla essence

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and flour a 22x30cm baking tin. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, bi-carb soda and salt. Add sugar and mix together. Add oil, water and vanilla essence and mix together thoroughly. Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until skewer inserted in center comes out clean.