Chocolate Crazy Cake

By MichelleF

Sweet Little Bluebird ~

Sometimes referred to as Wacky Cake or Depression Cake, this cake is known as the one-pot cake where it’s mixed together in a pan, using wells in the dry mix for the wet ingredients. It’s “crazy” because there are no eggs, milk, or butter & doesn’t use a bowl. I found that mixing it in the pan itself was cumbersome, because it’s shallow & part of my cake stuck to the pan because the oil sprayed in the pan gets mixed up in the batter. I prefer to mix the ingredients in a bowl. You can click on the link if you want follow the process to mix the cake directly in the pan.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup water
• Frosting or powdered sugar

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from sweetlittlebluebird.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8-inch or 9-inch square or round cake pan.

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour into cake pan.

Bake on the middle rack for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Top with your favorite frosting or powdered sugar. You can double the ingredients for a 9 x 13 cake & adjust the cooking time.