1950's Wacky Cake

Name: 1950's Wacky Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c flour; 1 c sugar; 2 Tbsp cocoa; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla; 5 Tbsp vinegar; 5 Tbsp melted shortening; 1 c water

By Kathie Carr
@kathiecc

I think we loved the name of this cake as much as the chocolate cake itself. It was always the cake we wanted for birthdays.

I have been told that this recipe goes back to the depression and it was called eggless, butterless cake at one time.

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 c

flour
1 c

sugar
2 Tbsp

cocoa
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
1 tsp

vanilla
5 Tbsp

vinegar
5 Tbsp

melted shortening
1 c

water
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How to Make 1950's Wacky Cake

Step-by-Step

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.

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