Wacky Cake

Name: Wacky Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ Cups Flour; 1 Cup Sugar; ½ teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; ⅓ Cup Cocoa Powder (unsweetened); ⅓ Cup Oil; 1 Tablespoon Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 Cup Water; 1 Cup Butter (softened); 3 Cups Powdered Sugar; ½ Cup Cocoa Powder; 3-4 Tablespoons Heavy Cream

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:35min

This Wacky Cake has no eggs, no milk, and no butter in it, and I still can't get over how good it is. It's an old Depression-era recipe that survived this long for a reason, it's easy, it's cheap, and it tastes like it shouldn't be either. Frost it with a little chocolate buttercream or just dust it with powdered sugar, you really can't go wrong.

Updated at: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:28:42 GMT