You're very welcome, Amy! I remember my grandmother baking this for us
grandchildren. It was quite tasty! I think she frosted it with a
mixture of cocoa powder, powdered sugar, butter, and a bit of milk.

Wayne

"AT" > wrote in
:

> 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
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "AT" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > 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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