# Wacky Cake

This recipe shows how to make a wacky cake from the Great Depression era, without butter, eggs, or milk.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 0.33 cups cocoa
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 0.33 cups oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup water

## Instructions

1. Directly into a cake pan goes 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
2. Add 1 cup of sugar and 1/3 of a cup of cocoa.
3. Mix it with a fork.
4. Make three wells.
5. Into one well goes 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
6. Add 1/3 of a cup of oil.
7. Add 1 cup of water.
8. Mix it in the pan.
9. Bake this at 350 for about a half hour.
10. Cool completely in the pan.
11. For the frosting, in a bowl, add 1 cup of powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of cocoa.
12. Slowly add water until thick.
13. Frost the cake.

## Equipment

- cake pan
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- fork
- oven
- mixing bowl
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjen3ggw/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cd675985-712d-4e9d-9337-159d46deade5
- Extracted: 2025-04-11

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