Wacky Cake

Wacky Cake is a vintage, Great-Depression era, from scratch, a recipe that makes a dense, incredibly moist chocolate cake without the use of eggs, butter, or milk! This delicious cake recipe is topped with vanilla frosting and sprinkles to make a perfectly sweet snacking cake that can also be used for special occasions.

WACKY CAKE

YIELD

9 SERVINGS

PREP TIME

10  mins

COOK TIME

35 mins

LEVEL

easy

– measuring spoons and cups – fork – whisk – large mixing bowl – handheld electric mixer – offset spatula

Helpful Kitchen Tools

> all-purpose flour > Kosher salt > baking soda > white vinegar >  pure vanilla extract

Ingredients

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In an 8 x 8-inch baking pan, whisk flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa until evenly combined.

Make 3 wells in the flour mixture, 1 large for the oil and 2 small for the vinegar and the vanilla extract.

Add the Canola oil, white vinegar, and vanilla extract to the wells.

Pour 1 cup water over the mixture and using a fork, mix the cake batter until completely combined.

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