Wacky Cake

Wacky Cake


2 C flour
2 C sugar
6 Tbsp cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 C warm water
2/3 C oil
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 tsp vanilla (or 1/2 tsp mint) extract

In a 9x13 inch pan, mix dry ingredients.  Add wet ingredients. A few smallish lumps in the batter are no big deal. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick (knife, fork, whatever) comes out clean.

Note: It is possible that if you bake this in an aluminum pan, vinegar/baking soda will react and cause it to taste like metal, so use glass or a non-reactive metal.


Wacky Cake Frosting


4 Tbsp flour
1 C milk
1 C sugar
1 C  butter, softened considerably
2 tsp vanilla

Mix milk and flour in a saucepan, and cook until thickened. Let it get thick. Don't fear it's weirdness. When it's thick, take it off the heat.  Then beat butter and margarine (or all butter) together. Slowly add sugar to butter mixture. Beat well. Add milk mixture. Beat very well until there are no (or almost no) lumps. It will take a few minutes. Add vanilla and beat.