Crazy Cake Recipe (No Eggs, Milk or Butter)

By srumbel

I did a little research on Crazy and Wacky Cake recipes. These cakes were created during the Great Depression, when eggs, milk and butter were very hard to come by. The cakes are also known as Depression Cakes. Within minutes of her sharing the recipe, I whipped up the cake while talking to her on the phone. I could not believe how easy the cake was to make. No bowls. No mess. I mixed everything in the baking pan. AWESOME. When the cake was done, frosted, ready to eat...I could not believe how moist it was! It was crazy good! Better than any box cake I've ever had.

from sweetlittlebluebird

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups flour
• 3 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened)
• 1 Cup white sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. white vinegar
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 5 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 Cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix first 5 dry ingredients in a greased 8" square baking pan. Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients - two small, one larger (see #3 in photo below). Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third larger depression. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth.

Bake on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Cool. Frost with your favorite frosting. Enjoy!

Tip - You can double this recipe, just use a 9x13 baking pan.