Wacky Cake
(from jerseyjenny’s recipe box)
This moist cake gets even better when served with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
Source: Cook's Country April 2007
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: Cook's Illustrated, cake, chocolate, dessert
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup natural cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup water
- Confectioners' sugar
Directions
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Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 8-inch-square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in pan. As shown in photo 1, make 1 large and 2 small craters in dry ingredients. Add oil to large crater and vinegar and vanilla separately to remaining small craters. Pour water into pan (photo 2), and mix until just a few streaks of flour remain (photo 3). Immediately put pan in oven.
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Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan, then dust with confectioners’ sugar. (If tightly wrapped, cake will keep for 3 days at room temperature.)