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DEPRESSION-ERA CHOCOLATE CAKE (ie: Crazy Cake) - 9"x13" Size

This chocolate crazy cake recipe (or wacky cake) is baked in a 9x13 baking dish & serves around 20 people. Sweet, chocolaty, delicious and OH so easy to bake up. Requires NO eggs, butter or milk for unfrosted crazy cake. But a delicious no-cook frosting recipe is included if you're so inclined! #TexasHomesteader

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword butter, cake, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, honey
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 20 people
Author www.TexasHomesteader.com

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons White Vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 10 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Cold Coffee
  • 1.5 Cups Water

Instructions

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Grease an 9"x13" square baking dish. Measure the dry ingredients into the greased dish and blend lightly with a fork. Make two indentions with the back side of measuring spoon and one larger indention with back of measuring cup.

  3. In one of the small indentations pour 2 teaspoons vinegar, in the other small indentation pour 2 teaspoons vanilla. In the larger indentation add 10 Tablespoons vegetable oil.

  4. Pour coffee / water mixture over all and mix with a fork just until thoroughly blended. Place baking pan on the middle rack of preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  5. Bring cake out of oven and cool. Top with your favorite frosting, or just slice and enjoy the cake plain - great for the kid's lunchboxes.

Recipe Notes

Note: I like to frost with my no-cook chocolate frosting:

Ingredients

  •   6 Tablespoons softened butter
  •   2 Tablespoons strong coffee
  •    6 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  •    2 Tablespoons honey
  •   2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  •   2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Combine 6 tablespoons softened butter, 2 tablespoons strong coffee, 6 tablespoons cocoa, 2 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 cups confectioners' sugar.

  2. Whip until ingredients are fully combined and frosting is spreadable & fluffy.

  3. Frost cake or brownies while they are still warm.

 

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