DEPRESSION-ERA CHOCOLATE CAKE (ie: Crazy Cake) 8"x8" pan size
This cake recipe comes from the depression era when households were rationed on such things as eggs, milk & butter. So this recipe doesn't include those ingredients, yet it's delicious, moist and surprisingly chocolaty. Bakes up in an 8x8 size pan. #TexasHomesteader
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ Cup Water
- ¼ Cup Cold Coffee
- 5 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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In an 8"x8" square baking dish, measure the dry ingredients - all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa. Blend lightly with a fork.
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With the back of the measuring spoon make two small indentions in the dry ingredients. With the back of a measuring cup make one additional yet larger indention. In one of the small indentations pour 1 teaspoon vinegar, in the other small indentation pour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. In the larger indentation add 5 Tablespoons vegetable oil. (I don't know why the wet ingredients are separated this way, but this is what the recipe called for so I always do it)
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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 35 - 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (Mine always takes 40 minutes)
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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: Optional no-cook chocolate frosting for an 8x8 cake:
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons softened butter
- 1 Tablespoon strong coffee
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Blend to mix and frost a 8x8 cake.