Wacky Cake
This is a very moist chocolate cake, also known as Depression Cake. The novel thing about this cake is that it does not contain any eggs, milk or butter.
Servings 16 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 4 Tbsp cocoa
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 Tbsp red vinegar Can use white vinegar but the red vinegar gives the cake a deeper chocolate color. Does not affect the flavor.
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup corn or canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare bundt pan or 9x13 pan. Spray with cooking spray and dust with cocoa powder.
- Mix the dry ingredients in bowl.
- Pour in liquid ingredients. Mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool on a rack for 20 minutes. If using bundt pan, remove from pan and allow to finish cooling on rack.
Notes
This cake can be topped with whipped cream, dusted with powder sugar, buttercream frosting or a light glaze. Whipped cream and fruit is delicious. Just as good - eat it plain!