Soft Wacky Cake

Submitted by AdrieElla

"A cake my grandmother made for her children. Quite simple, you can basically find just about everything in your cupboard,"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 9x13 cake

ingredients

• cake
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 10 tablespoons melted shortening or 10 tablespoons corn oil
• 2 cups cold water
• frosting
• 1 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt

directions

1. CAKE;.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl.
4. Make 3 holes in mixture.
5. Place Vanilla in one hole, Vinegar in another, and Melted Shortening/Oil in another.
6. Pour 2 Cups Cold Water over all and beat thoroughly
7. Bake in long 9x13 pan for 30-40 minutes
8. FROSTING;.
9. Beat all ingredients in large bowl for 15 minutes, spread over cooled cake.

Reviews

[ddav0962]

We love this cake! It's very easy to throw together, and it's a nice dense serious snack cake. Ours came out almost brownie-like in texture. We weren't big fans of the frosting though and will do something different on top next time, hence the 4 stars instead of 5. But all in all, I have found a new cake recipe that I will continue to use over and over! Great cake! Made for PAC Fall 09.