CRAZY CAKE RECIPE (NO EGGS, MILK, BUTTER OR BOWLS)

I did a little research on Crazy and Wacky Cake recipes. These cakes were createdduring the Great Depression, when eggs, milk and butter were very hard to come by.  The cakes are also known as Depression Cakes.  Remember my favorite childhoodDepression sandwich my grandparents made?  People were pretty resourceful during those hard times.   It took some creativity and baking science to create a cake without eggs or butter.  You don't even need a mixer. Genius!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups flour (all-purpose)


• 3 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened)


• 1 Cup sugar (All purchase sugar - Granulated Pure Cane 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

Directions 

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.  Top with your favorite frosting.  Enjoy!

 

Note:  Oven cooking times may vary, be sure to check your cake to make sure you do not over bake.

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