Wacky Cake
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:20pm

Ingredients




1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup water

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F 2 Sift flour, sugar, salt, soda, and cocoa together into an 8" x 8" ungreased cake pan. Make three wells. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour water over all, and stir well with fork. 3 Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

About


A cake popular during the Great Depression and WWII, when eggs and butter were scarce. Frost with your favorite icing.

Comments:
Joan M Williames

Made this cake today and it is just like the recipe that my grandma showed me 43 years ago! and I made peanut butter icing for on top because peanut butter was plentiful in my home growing up.
Helen Pitlick

Joan-- what did you use in your PB icing? I'm on the mission to find the perfect peanut butter icing right now.