Thank you, Wayne! That is exactly what it is. "Wacky" cake. For the life of
me I couldn't remember the name!

Thank you so much.
Amy
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> "AT" > wrote in
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> > Would anyone happen to know the name (and perhaps have the recipe) for
> > a chocolate cake that is intended to be made all in the baking dish.
> > You are instructed to make 4 wells for the ingredients....and if I am
> > not mistaken it has vinegar in it.
> >
> > I first made in in junior high home-ec many years ago. IIRC it was/is
> > sometimes referred to as a snack cake.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Amy
>
> My grandmother had this jotted down on a sheet of paper in an old
> cookbook, but I have no idea where it actually came from. I think it's
> what you want, but it only calls for 3 wells or holes in the dry
> ingredients.
>
> Wacky Chocolate Cake
>
> 1 1/2 cup cake flour
> 1/4 cup cocoa
> 1 1/4 cups sugar
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1/2 tsp salt
> 1 cup water
> 1 tbsp white vinegar
> 1/4 cup cooking oil
> 1 tsp vanilla
> 1 egg
>
> Combine cake flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in sifter. Sift
> into baking pan. In a cup, mix vinegar and water together.
>
> With a spoon, make three "holes" in the dry ingredients that are in the
> baking pan. Pour oil in one hole, water/vinegar mixture in the second,
> and the egg in the third.
>
> Mix until all flour is moistened. Check near the bottom of the pan to
> ensure that bottom ingredients are mixed. Smooth top of batter, then bake
> in preheated 375F degree oven. Test for doneness in about 35 minutes.
>
> --
> Wayne in Phoenix
>
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