Recipe courtesy of
Casey Elsass
for
Food Network Kitchen
Recipe courtesy of
Casey Elsass
for
Food Network Kitchen
Watch how to make this recipe.
Vanilla Wacky Cake
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 10 min
- Yield: 9 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 9 servings
- Calories
- 273
- Total Fat
- 11 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 23 g
- Protein
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 10 mg
- Sodium
- 161 mg
The โwackyโ in the title refers to breaking all the rules of baking. Born out of necessity during the Great Depression, this cake swaps out the expected milk, butter and eggsโwhich were expensive and hard to find at the timeโfor water, oil and vinegar. And, yet, through some smart kitchen science, the cake still comes out fluffy, light and not a bit dry. You can mix up the batter right in the baking pan (no bowl required!) with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. This is a vintage hack that feels like a new classic.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 10 min
- Yield: 9 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 9 servings
- Calories
- 273
- Total Fat
- 11 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 23 g
- Protein
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 10 mg
- Sodium
- 161 mg
Ingredients
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Directions
- Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with vegetable oil.
- Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt through a fine-mesh strainer directly into the prepared baking pan. Stir together with a fork (or a silicone whisk if using a nonstick baking pan). Add the oil, vinegar, vanilla and 1 cup water; stir with the fork until fully incorporated. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
- Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Frost the top of the cake with the frosting, if using. Cut into 9 squares and serve each with a dollop of whipped cream, if using.
