Wacky Cake

Name: Wacky Cake
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), sugar; 1/4 cup (¾ ounce), natural cocoa powder; 3/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 5 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon, distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup, water; , Confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2006, Cook's Country TV

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Wacky cake is a moist chocolate cake prepared, miraculously enough, without eggs or butter. Despite the omissions, we found that the cake tastes great.

SERVES6 to 8

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While the name implies comical roots, Wacky Cake was actually born out of the seriousness of wartime rationing. At various times during the world wars, eggs, butter, sugar, and milk were all in short supply, so inventive home cooks and home...

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