Nancy’s Crazy Chocolate Cake – Your family will love it

Crazy Chocolate Cake – One of our favorite recipes. Especially great if you don’t have any eggs and want to make a cake.

Origin of Wacky Cake

Wacky cake may have been created as the result of rationing during World War II, when milk and eggs were scarce. Active ingredients in wacky cake include flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, vegetable oil, white vinegar, salt and vanilla extract.

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Crazy Chocolate Cake

This was one of Nancy's mothers recipes. She would make this often when she was growing up. What makes this recipe crazy, it is made without eggs.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, chocolate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 18

Calories: 250kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/2 cups flour
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp vinegar
• ▢ 5 tbsp oil
• ▢ 1 cup water

Instructions

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  Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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  Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl
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  Mix all wet ingredients separately
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  Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix well
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  Pour into an un-greased 8 inch square pan
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  Bake for 25 – 30 minutes

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 39.5g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 9.7g | Sodium: 271mg