1950's Wacky Cake
By
Kathie Carr
@kathiecc
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I have been told that this recipe goes back to the depression and it was called eggless, butterless cake at one time.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cflour
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1 csugar
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2 Tbspcocoa
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspvanilla
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5 Tbspvinegar
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5 Tbspmelted shortening
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1 cwater
How to Make 1950's Wacky Cake
- In ungreased 8 or 9 inch cake pan stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Spread dry ingredients out in pan and make 3 depressions in mixture with your spoon. In one hole, place vanilla. In second place vinegar. In third place melted shortening. Pour water over all. Now mix it all up with a spoon. Be sure to get corners. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until cake shrinks from sides of pan. Frost with chocolate frosting.