Recipe

Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free Cake

Name: Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup white sugar; 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup water

Wacky cake is made without milk or eggs and is a moist, dark, and delicious chocolate cake. A brainchild of the Depression era when ingenious cooks developed a cake that could be made without expensive and scarce ingredients. Frost with your favorite icing.

Prep 10mCook 30mTotal 40mServes 10

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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in an 8x8-inch ungreased cake pan. Make 3 depressions in flour mixture; pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour water over all, then stir with a fork until well blended.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

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