Wacky Cake Frosting Recipe 55

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WACKY CAKE FROSTING



Wacky Cake Frosting image

Our Wacky Cake Frosting is a decadent, fudgy topping for any sheet cake, but it goes perfectly with our Wacky Cake recipe. This rich frosting is great topped with your favorite Southern nut, Pecans. You might even be reminded of a Texas Sheet Cake, but this frosting and the wacky cake it was developed for are much easier to make.

Provided by Pam Lolley

Categories     Desserts

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Cook butter, milk, and cocoa in a small saucepan over medium-low, stirring often, until mixture comes to a simmer. Remove from heat; gradually whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until completely smooth. Top your favorite cake recipe, like our Wacky Cake.

WACKY CAKE AND 12 MINUTE ICING



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This recipe comes from my grandma who I miss dearly. She used to make it all the time and then taught me how to make it. This is the most moist chocolate cake I have ever baked or eaten. I hope everyone who makes this recipe enjoys it as much as I do. The recipe calls to bake this cake 30 minutes but in some instances I have...

Provided by Margaret Huff

Categories     Cakes

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 16

WACKY CAKE
1 1/2 c flour
1/3 c cocoa
1 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 c cold water
1/2 c oil
1 tsp vinegar
12 MINUTE ICING
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 c crisco or lard
1 c granulated sugar
3 Tbsp flour
2/3 c milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 1. Sift together all the dry ingredients
  • 2. Add the water oil and vinegar and mix thoroughly. This can be done with a spoon or mixer. If you use a mixer you will achieve a denser cake.
  • 3. Bake in oven preheated to 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Times will vary with ovens and elevations. Bake until fork inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 4. Icing: Cream together the butter, crisco and white sugar.
  • 5. Add in the flour one tablespoon at a time until incorporated.
  • 6. Add both the milk and vanilla mixing until incorporated. do this slowly or may splatter everywhere.
  • 7. Once ingredients are incorporated continue to mix on high for 12 minutes.

WACKY CAKE FROSTING RECIPE - (5/5)



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Provided by littlefish

Number Of Ingredients 7

Frosting
1/2 c butter
2 finger pinch salt
1 lb conf sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 c milk Approx.
for chocolate 3 T cocoa

Steps:

  • cream butter til soft add salt, blend 4 1/2 c sugar & cocoa if using . blend in vanilla. add remain sugar alternately with milk til smooth.

WACKY CAKE VIII



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This cake is make without milk or eggs and is moist, dark and delicious. A brain child of the depression era when ingenious cooks developed a cake that could be made without expensive and scarce ingredients.

Provided by Mary Knipe

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Chocolate Cake Recipes

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup water

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.1 calories, Carbohydrate 35.5 g, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 243.1 mg, Sugar 20.1 g

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