Crazy Cake
Crazy Cake. The innovative bakers went to work to make a cake with affordable ingredients that they had in their pantry and the crazy chocolate cake was created. This is a very moist chocolate cake that can be served to your vegetarian friends for it has no dairy products. Traditional wacky cake recipes use all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, vegetable oil, and vinegar to yield a basic chocolate sponge cake, seasoned only with salt and sometimes a. But, using the simplest ingredients from your pantry still produced a moist and delicious cake, that's why people are still making. Chocolate Crazy Cake is one of the easiest cakes you'll ever make. Make Crazy Cake using 16 ingredients and 3 steps easily.
Ingredients
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It’s of Cake Ingredients:
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You need 1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
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Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar
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Prepare 1/3 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder
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It’s 1 tsp. of baking soda
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It’s 1/2 tsp. of salt
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You need 1 cup of water
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Prepare 1/3 cup of vegetable oil (or canola oil)
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You need 1 tbsp. of white vinegar
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You need 1 tsp. of vanilla extract
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You need of Icing Ingredients:
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It’s 1 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar
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You need 1/4 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder
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It’s 2 tbsp. of water
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You need 2 tsp. of vanilla extract
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You need 1/8 tsp. of salt
Steps
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8" glass baking pan and set it aside (if you have an aluminum pan, line it with parchment paper to avoid a metallic taste)..
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Create a well in the center and add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir it all together until just combined and the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Set the pan on a wire rack to cool it before frosting..
- For the icing: whisk together all the icing ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. It should be thick and fudgy, but still spreadable. If it's too thick, add more water 1 tsp at a time until you get the right consistency. Once the cake is completely cooled, gently spread the icing over the top, then slice the cake into squares and serve..
With nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves, this Spice Crazy Cake is perfect for fall—or just when your tastebuds. Crazy cake also known as Wacky Cake & Depression Cake – No Eggs, Milk, Butter, Bowls or Mixers! Great activity to do with kids. Recipe dates back to the Great Depression. The Original Chocolate Crazy Cake is the one most people know and grew up with.
