Wacky Cake
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It's national dessert day, so I thought it was time to share my fav chocolate cake recipe. My mom and my granny both make this and now I do. It's my go to for birthday cakes or when I need something fast and delicious. Fun fact: Wacky Cake is a chocolate cake with a simple vanilla frosting – this “wacky cake” recipe uses no butter, eggs or milk, was popular during WWII when rationing was prevalent.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tspn salt
- 1 tspn baking soda
- 1 tspn vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup water my granny's recipe card says "cold water"
Vanilla Frosting
- 1 stick butter MUST BE room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tpsn vanilla bean paste (or extract) vanilla bean paste currently available at Trader Joes.
- 1 splash whole milk or heavy cream add this last and just to consistently so the frosting isn't too soupy.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350In an ungreased glass or ceramic 8 inch square pan (do not use metal) add Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine with fork
- Make 3 wells in the mixture, in the first well add the vinegar, the 2nd gets the vanilla extract and the 3rd is olive oil. Pour cold water over entire mixture and mix with fork until thoroughly combined and no dry ingredients remain.
- Bake 30 min. Check with toothpick. My granny says to frost it in the pan still warm and that helps it stay moist.
Vanilla Frosting
- While the cake is baking, in a mixer combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Once it's combined slowly add the milk/cream until the frosting is the right consistency.
Notes
Cake can be stored on the counter covered for 4 or 5 days, but I think it's best cold from the fridge. Enjoy!