Wacky Cake and Variations

[Guest guest]

Hi there! I'm a newbie who's anxious to learn. I'm not sure how much I can

contribute yet, but the following is a dairy free (watch variations,

though!), egg free and corn free recipe we used for the boys when they were

younger. Requesting a 'favourite kind' made it a brand new recipe!

 

 

 

Wacky Cake Variations (source unknown)

 

 

 

1 1/3 cups flour

 

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

1 cup packed brown sugar

 

1 cup water

 

1/4 cup cocoa

 

1/3 cup vegetable Oil

 

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

 

1 tablespoon vinegar

 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa in bowl. Pour in

ungreased 8x8x2 pan. Bake 35 to 40 min., until wooden pick comes out clean.

Dust with powdered sugar if desired. Note: can be mixed in pan.

 

APPLESAUCE

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir 1 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture.

Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup applesauce.

 

CHOCOLATE CHERRY

 

Omit water. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped nuts (almonds) into flour mixture.

Drain 1 jar (4 oz.) cherries reserving syrup. Chop cherries. Add water to

syrup to make 1 cup. Stir water syrup mixture and cherries with remaining

ingredients.

 

CHOCOLATE CHIP

 

Omit vanilla and cocoa. Stir in 1/3 cup nuts into flour mixture. Sprinkle

with 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips over batter in pan.

 

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE

 

Same as chocolate snack cake except sprinkle with 1/2 cup chocolate chips

over batter before baking.

 

MAPLE NUT

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans into flour mixture

and add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract.

 

OATMEAL MOLASSES

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 3/4 cup quick oatmeal, 1 teaspoon allspice

and 2 tablespoons molasses.

 

OLD FASHIONED SPICE WALNUT

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cups chopped nuts and 1 1/2 teaspoons

allspice.

 

BROWN SUGAR NUT

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cup walnuts.

 

PUMPKIN

 

Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture.

Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup pumpkin.

 

CHOCOLATE MINT

 

Stir in 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract with the water.

 

CHOCOLATE SPICE

 

Stir 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Catherine,

Wacky Cake is one of my favorite recipes. Love the variations and can't

wait to try them out. I got my Wacky Cake recipe from The John Hopkins

Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart disease. It is much the

same recipe. The difference are: Instead of 1 1/3 cup flour it's 1 1/2

cups flour. No salt, 1 cup of sugar instead of brown sugar, 3 rounded

teaspoons of cocoa instead of 1/4 cup, 5 Tablespoons of veg oil instead of

1/3 cup, 1 teaspoon of baking soda instead of 1 1/2 and 1 teaspoon of

vanilla instead of 1/2 teaspoon.

The preparation and how long it takes to bake is much the same.

Thanks again for the variations.

 

Barbara from Montreal