Chocolate Crazy Cake and wine. UUUmmm! Do you love chocolate like I do? As a result, it is well-known in my family that I do love chocolate. For instance, a magnet on my fridge says, “Could be bribed with chocolate.” Well, consequently, a friend of mine gave me this wonderful, delicious cake recipe. Accordingly, you’ll notice, it does not use eggs, milk or butter. You just grease the pan with a little oil so it won’t stick. This only has one layer, so you have to double this recipe for a two-layer cake. (These recipes were used during The Great Depression.)
Instructions
Therefore, for the one-pan recipe method: Put all of the dry ingredients in your 9 x 13 pan, and sift together well with a fork. Afterwards, make three wells of various sizes for the vanilla, vinegar, and oil. Thus, all three will be in the pan.
In the same way, pour water over the top of everything and stir very well with a fork, again. Make sure you take extra care in the corners and edges. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Ingredients — Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 1/2 C Flour
1C Sugar
3 T Unsweetened Cocoa
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
5 T Oil
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
only 1 1/2 t vanilla
1 C water
Mix and Bake 30 minutes
This cake can be changed by doubling the cocoa if you love chocolate. My other friend, a homemaking major, had to perform an experiment with a recipe, so I know doubling the cocoa can be done. Cocoa is found in unsweetened powder form, by the way.
Chocolate Icing for Chocolate Crazy Cake
Use this recipe for frosting up to 2 doz. cupcakes. Double quantity when used for a sheet cake or layer cake. I know, this recipe does use a little milk.
- 1 1/2 cups of icing sugar (powdered sugar is the same)
- 1/2 cup dutch-process cocoa
- 1/3 cup plain soy milk, or milk of your choice
- 1/3 cup oil (vegetable, light olive oil, or melted refined coconut)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Both of these recipes can be customized for your taste or needs. That’s the beauty of these older recipes. Here’s hoping that you will enjoy your treat!
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Guess what! I found another opportunity to eat this cake! Set yourself up with a wine from our Wine of the Month Club. Our Ricord Merlot, not a sweet wine, balances both the cake’s sweetness with its own natural ingredients and is grown without the use of chemicals in the grape fields.
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