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Wacky Cake
This vintage, 1930's recipe yields a perfectly moist and tasty cake with no milk, no eggs, and no butter!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 50m⏳ Prep: 25 min👤 Beth Branch📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
Cooking spray
2
Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Make three wells in the dry ingredients. Pour oil into the first well, vinegar into the second, and vanilla extract into the third. Pour 1 1/2 cups water over all the ingredients. Whisk until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to ⏱️ 30 minutes.
3
Make the icing: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cocoa powder and bring to a simmer. Cook for ⏱️ 20 seconds; remove from heat. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add sugar and salt; whisk until smooth. Pour frosting over warm cake and spread to cover. Sprinkle with toasted pecans. Let frosting set before slicing and serving (about ⏱️ 1 hour).
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