Wacky Cake III Recipe
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Wacky Cake III

By: Adora Marchi 
"Chocolate cake with vinegar and no eggs."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -13x9 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 10 tablespoons margarine, melted
  • 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 6 tablespoons water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Sift the flour, white sugar, baking soda, salt and 6 tablespoons of the cocoa into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  3. Drizzle melted margarine and the vinegar over the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and cold water and stir well to remove lumps.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Spread with chocolate frosting.
  5. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 476 | Total Fat: 14.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2009 by Susancooks   view full review
The original recipe for Wacky Cake is from the 1940s when ingredients such as eggs were...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2007 by CORIEJO   view full review
This was my Mom's go-to cake while I was growing up. Can't count how many times we baked this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2009 by AUSSIEMUM1   view full review
Wow. Great cake. Just about everyone ate it, including my daughter's friends, my family etc. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by DOC9524   view full review
Excellent spur of the moment cake, because it does not require eggs. Rises to look like a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by chloe04   view full review
MIX CAKE BATTER IN A BOWL!! It was instinct to mix this up in a bowl. I sifted all the dry...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2009 by RUTHIEV Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very YUMMY cake! I mixed everything in one bowl in order given. Great because you don't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 9, 2008 by Yellow Rose   view full review
My Mom's "Picnic Chocolate Cake" is nearly identical...instead of margarine use 2/3 cup oil (I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2010 by YVONNETOND   view full review
excellent! I, too, chose to make a homemade buttercream frosting but love the cake--we never...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by Dottie   view full review
Made this cake last week for my family (minus the icing). It was absolutely the best cake! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2009 by Laura B   view full review
I really enjoyed the way this cake tasted, though I did do the veggie oil subsitution for...

 

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