1950s Wacky Cake Recipes

PERFECT WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together and make 3 holes in dry ingredients.
• In first hole, pour vegetable oil.
• In second hole, pour vinegar.
• In third hole, pour vanilla.
• Pour cold water over all.
• Mix well with fork or whisk, but do not beat.
• Bake in greased 8 x 8 pan for about 35 minutes at 350 deg F.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In an 8-inch square baking pan, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa.
• Use a spoon to make three wells in the dry ingredients, one large well and two smaller wells. Pour the oil into the largest well, the vinegar into one of the smaller wells, and the vanilla into the last well. Pour the cold water over the top of everything and stir it all together with a fork.
• Immediately transfer pan to the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove cake to a wire rack to cool. When cooled, cut into squares and sift powdered sugar over the top.

WACKY CAKE VIII

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift flour, sugar, salt, soda, and cocoa together into an 8x8 inch ungreased cake pan. Make three depressions. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour water over all, and stir well with fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Frost with your favorite icing.

1950'S WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In ungreased 8 or 9 inch cake pan stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Spread dry ingredients out in pan and make 3 depressions in mixture with your spoon. In one hole, place vanilla. In second place vinegar. In third place melted shortening. Pour water over all. Now mix it all up with a spoon. Be sure to get corners. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until cake shrinks from sides of pan. Frost with chocolate frosting.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together with a whisk.
• 3. Add all the wet ingredients until well combined.
• 4. Pour into an 8×8 pan which has been prepared with non-stick spray.
• 5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 6. Serve warm or allow to cool and serve with a dusting of powdered sugar.
• 7. Note: This would also be good served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. A light frosting might be good too but I wouldn't use anything heavy on this moist fluffy cake.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat 350 degrees F.
• Place the dry ingredients in a bowl. Make 3 small holes in the mixture. Pour the vanilla in one hole, the vinegar in another and vegetable oil in another. Pour water over the top and mix. Pour into a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

WACKY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a 9-by-13-inch cake pan, mix all dry ingredients. Smooth them out and make three holes. Put the vinegar in one hole, the vanilla in another and the oil in the third. Then cover the whole thing with the water. Mix it all up with a fork until the lumps are gone.
• Bake 40 or 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. When the cake is cool, frost with butter frosting (recipe below).