Guest guest Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Sorry for the confusion. One bit was omitted in the original... Because of allergies, this recipe got (gets) a lot of use. The grandchildren request their 'kind', and it's a different cake! It has been everything from Birthday to Christmas dessert. **If you have food allergies, check the ingredients. The boys couldn't have all the variations! Wacky Cake Variations (source unknown) 1 1/3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable Oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add wet and mix. Pour into 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 How great to have so many variations on this. Thanks! Judy - Catherine Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:00 PM Corrected version of Wacky Cake + Variations Sorry for the confusion. One bit was omitted in the original... Because of allergies, this recipe got (gets) a lot of use. The grandchildren request their 'kind', and it's a different cake! It has been everything from Birthday to Christmas dessert. **If you have food allergies, check the ingredients. The boys couldn't have all the variations! Wacky Cake Variations (source unknown) 1 1/3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable Oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add wet and mix. Pour into 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I made the Maple Nut one and it was delicious. I use to only make the chocolate one it is nice to have so many varieties. Thanks for that. Barbara in Montreal , " Catherine " <mccraeca wrote: > > Sorry for the confusion. One bit was omitted in the original... > Because of allergies, this recipe got (gets) a lot of use. The > grandchildren request their 'kind', and it's a different cake! It has been > everything from Birthday to Christmas dessert. **If you have food > allergies, check the ingredients. The boys couldn't have all the > variations! > Wacky Cake Variations (source unknown) > > 1 1/3 cups flour > 1/2 teaspoon salt > 1 cup packed brown sugar > 1/4 cup cocoa > 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda > 1 cup water > 1/3 cup vegetable Oil > 1 tablespoon vinegar > 1/2 teaspoon vanilla > > > > Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add wet and mix. > Pour into 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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