Best Wacky Cake Recipes

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat 350 degrees F.
• Place the dry ingredients in a bowl. Make 3 small holes in the mixture. Pour the vanilla in one hole, the vinegar in another and vegetable oil in another. Pour water over the top and mix. Pour into a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

PERFECT WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together and make 3 holes in dry ingredients.
• In first hole, pour vegetable oil.
• In second hole, pour vinegar.
• In third hole, pour vanilla.
• Pour cold water over all.
• Mix well with fork or whisk, but do not beat.
• Bake in greased 8 x 8 pan for about 35 minutes at 350 deg F.

WACKY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan.
• 2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt directly into the baking pan, then add the sugar. With your finger, poke 2 small holes and 1 large one in the dry ingredients. Into one of the small holes pour the vanilla, into the other one the vinegar, and into the larger one the oil.
• 3. Pour the water over all the ingredients and stir the ingredients together with a table fork, reaching into the corners, until you can't see any more flour and the batter looks fairly well homogenized.
• 4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top is springy and a tester inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack, then cut and serve it from the pan.
• Storage Keep at room temperature, wrapped airtight, for up to 3 days; refrigerate after that.
• Level of difficulty* [easy enough for a novice to make]

WACKY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients into an ungreased (8x8) pan. Make 3 holes in dry ingredients.
• In first hole, put 6 Tbsp oil.
• In second hole, put 1 tsp vanilla.
• In third hole, put 1 Tbsp vinegar.
• Pour 1 cup water over all and stir until smooth.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Frost or sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
• Can double recipe.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together with a whisk.
• 3. Add all the wet ingredients until well combined.
• 4. Pour into an 8×8 pan which has been prepared with non-stick spray.
• 5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 6. Serve warm or allow to cool and serve with a dusting of powdered sugar.
• 7. Note: This would also be good served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. A light frosting might be good too but I wouldn't use anything heavy on this moist fluffy cake.

WACKY CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, white sugar, baking soda, salt and 6 tablespoons of the cocoa into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Drizzle melted margarine and the vinegar over the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and cold water and stir well to remove lumps.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Spread with chocolate frosting.
• To Make Chocolate Frosting: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 6 tablespoons water, 3 tablespoons cocoa, and 1/2 cup of the margarine. Heat until melted and stir until smooth add vanilla and nuts if desired, and spread over cake.

WACKY CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 inch square pan.
• Sift together the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, 1/4 cup of the cocoa, the soda, and the salt. Stir in the vinegar, oil, water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool. Then spread chocolate icing over top.
• To Make Chocolate Icing: Combine 1 cup of the sugar, 1/4 cup of the cocoa, the milk, and the butter or margarine. Boil for 1 minute. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and continue stirring until partially cool. Spread over cake.

GOLDEN VANILLA WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; spray an 8-inch square metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• Add in milk, oil, and vanilla to the flour mixture and stir until just blended.
• Whisk in vinegar until just blended.
• Immediately pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Can eat as is, or dust with powdered sugar or top with frosting.

ALL IN ONE PAN CAKE (AKA WACKY CAKE)

Steps:

• In an 8x8 inch square baking pan combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking soda. Mix until it is completely light brown.
• When it is mixed, make 4 dents in the mixture with a spoon, 2 large dents and 2 small dents.
• Pour the water into one of the large dents.
• Pour the oil into the other large dent.
• Pour vanilla into one of the small dents.
• Pour vinegar into the other small dent.
• Stir until well moistened.
• When batter is well mixed, smooth it out and spread into place with a spatula.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before cutting it into squares.

WACKY CHOCOLATE-ORANGE CAKE WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• ---- THE CAKE ----.
• Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt into an 8" x 8" baking pan.
• Make 3 holes in the dry ingredients.
• Place oil in the first hole, vinegar in the second hole, and vanilla in the third hole (again, I kid thee not- trust me on this one!).
• Pour orange juice over everything and mix well.
• Spread batter evenly in the pan and bake in dish that the batter was mixed in.
• Bake 30 minutes or until center is firm.
• Allow to cool.
• Refrigerate leftovers (if any).
• ---- THE FROSTING ----.
• Combine gelatin, orange juice, and cold water in small saucepan.
• Let stand until thick.
• Place over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves.
• Remove from heat and cool, but do not allow to set.
• Whip cream, sugar and vanilla until slightly thickened.
• While beating slowly, gradually add gelatin to whipped cream mixture.
• Whip at high speed until stiff.
• Spread thickly on the cake.

BEST WACKY CAKE EVER WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• lightly spray a sqare cake pan (mine's 9x9) with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt with a wisk, making sure it is blended together well.
• In a large measuring cup add the water, vanilla, oil, and vinegar, ans wisk to combine.
• Add wet ingredients to the dry and mix batter until blended together well.
• Use a spatula to scrape down the sides if necessary.
• Pour batter into cake pan, place in oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean.
• Cool on a rack completely.
• For the glaze: in a small saucepan, bring sugar, margarine, milk, and cocoa to a boil.
• Stir frequently; then reduce heat to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir for another 5 minutes.
• Add vanilla and almond, if using, stir, and immediately pour onto cake.
• The glaze will begin to dry really quickly, so if it doesn't cover the whole cake (mine usually does) spread the glaze to the edges quickly, before it dries.
• If you like, top with sprinkles, and let cool for a hour.

SOFT WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE;.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• Make 3 holes in mixture.
• Place Vanilla in one hole, Vinegar in another, and Melted Shortening/Oil in another.
• Pour 2 Cups Cold Water over all and beat thoroughly
• Bake in long 9x13 pan for 30-40 minutes
• FROSTING;.
• Beat all ingredients in large bowl for 15 minutes, spread over cooled cake.

GLUTEN-FREE WACKY DEPRESSION ERA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch baking pan with cooking spray and dust with rice flour.
• Combine rice flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder in a food processor; pulse until well mixed. Mix in olive oil. Pour in garbanzo beans with liquid; puree until smooth. Blend in water gradually. Mix in vinegar; batter will be thin. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges pull away from the pan, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool for 1 hour before serving, otherwise it will be crumbly.

VEGAN WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round baking dish.
• Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract, to flour mixture and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour batter into baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before removing from baking dish.

WACKY LEMON CAKE WITH 7-MINUTE LEMON FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Make cake - sift dry ingredients together in 8 x 8 pan and make 3 holes.
• Pour vinegar in first hole, vegetable oil in second hole, and almond extract in third hole.
• Pour cold lemon juice and water over everything.
• Mix all ingredients thoroughly (do not beat).
• Bake in same 8 x 8 pan that ingredients were mixed in for 35 minutes or until center is firm.
• Cool completely.
• Make frosting - combine sugar, water, cream of tartar and salt in saucepan.
• Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• While beating constantly, very slowly add sugar syrup to egg white in mixing bowl.
• Continue beating until stiff peaks form (about 7 minutes).
• Beat in extracts.
• Smooth frosting over cooled wacky lemon cake.
• Enjoy!

WHITE WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have ready an ungreased 8-inch square cake pan.
• Sift flour, baking soda and powder, sugar and salt into a bowl.
• Make 3 holes in the dry ingredients. Into one hole pour the vanilla, in second hole pour vinegar and into last hole pour melted butter.
• Quickly pour LUKEWARM water over all. Beat well. Pour batter into reserved cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or till a cake tester comes out cleanly.
• Cake may be served with fresh strawberries and creme fraiche.
• To make a layer cake, make a double recipe and bake in two 9-inch round ungreased cake pans that have been lined with parchment paper for easier removal. Frost with your favorite icing.

WACKY CAKE IV

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Spray one 13x9 inch cake pan with cooking oil spray.
• Mix the flour, white sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons cocoa, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Pour dry ingredients into the prepared pan. Scoop out 3 holes in the dry mixture. Put the vegetable oil in one hole, vinegar in the second hole, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the vanilla in the third hole. Pour the cold water over the top and stir until smooth.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 20 minutes. Ice cake while it is still hot.
• To Make Icing: In a saucepan over medium heat melt the butter or margarine. Add the cocoa and remove pan from the heat. Stir in the salt, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix in the confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is attained. Spread icing over a still hot cake.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a 9-by-13-inch cake pan, mix all dry ingredients. Smooth them out and make three holes. Put the vinegar in one hole, the vanilla in another and the oil in the third. Then cover the whole thing with the water. Mix it all up with a fork until the lumps are gone.
• Bake 40 or 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. When the cake is cool, frost with butter frosting (recipe below).

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa, and white sugar.
• To the sifted ingredients, add the 10 tablespoons butter or margarine, vinegar, and warm water. Mix thoroughly, but do not beat. Pour batter into ungreased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove cake from oven, but keep it in the pan.
• Cream together peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Spread icing onto cake. Place under broiler until brown and bubbly.

WACKY BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In an ungreased 9 X 13 pan stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• 2. Add the bananas, melted butter, cold water and vinegar. Stir just until combined.
• 3. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips evenly over the top of the cake.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick insterted in the center comes out clean.
• 5. Sprinkle the hot cake with the toffee chips. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.