Crazy Cake. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Crazy cake also known as Wacky Cake & Depression Cake – No Eggs, Milk, Butter, Bowls or Mixers! Great activity to do with kids.
Also known as depression cake or crazy cake, wacky cake is a chocolatey dessert staple if you don't have any dairy or eggs on hand. Our version doesn't even require all-purpose flour! Crazy Cake or Wacky Cake, also known as Depression Cake or Vinegar Cake, is a simple chocolate cake recipe that happens to be vegan thanks to a lack of eggs, milk and butter. You can have Crazy Cake using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Crazy Cake
- You need of Cake Ingredients:.
- It’s of all purpose flour.
- You need of granulated sugar.
- You need of natural unsweetened cocoa powder.
- It’s of baking soda.
- Prepare of salt.
- You need of water.
- Prepare of vegetable oil (or canola oil).
- You need of white vinegar.
- Prepare of vanilla extract.
- It’s of Icing Ingredients:.
- You need of confectioners sugar.
- You need of natural unsweetened cocoa powder.
- You need of water.
- It’s of vanilla extract.
- Prepare of salt.
This one bowl simple cake is so dense and delicious that you won't believe that you can mix it up in mere minutes! 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. Add all of the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix them together to remove any lumps. The Crazy Cake was created during World War I when ingredients were difficult to find and purchase.
Crazy Cake step by step
- 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..
Dessert was a luxury during those times and this cake helped make it possible to enjoy an occasional sweet treat. The basic recipe for this Chocolate Crazy Cake is simple as can be with just a handful of ingredients. These recipes are coming in handy during these trying times, with many people having limited resources. Put away the eggs, the milk, and the butter 'cause you won't need them to make this Depression-era recipe for Crazy Cake. The surprise you're gonna experience when you realize that this chocolate cake still tastes SO GOOD, even without those ingredients!
