Want another amazingly crazy crazy cake recipe? Last week I shared our Vanilla Crazy Cake and not even kidding – y’all went nuts.
Get ready to strap yourself in ’cause this Chocolate Crazy Cake is just as amazing and how can you go wrong with chocolate? Don’t know about crazy cakes yet?
They’re also known as Wacky Cake or Depression Cake, don’t need dairy or eggs to make them, and somehow still taste just as amazing if you swap in gluten-free flour, too.
Plus, forget about washing tons of dishes – these are all made in the same pan! These cakes became popular during the Great Depression when eggs and dairy products were expensive and hard to come by. Nowadays, they’re great for people with food allergies, and everyone will love them! Enjoy!
What You’ll Need To Make Chocolate Crazy Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 5 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
How To Make Chocolate Crazy Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a greased 8″ square (or round…I prefer the round, but I’ve made this in both) baking pan.
Make 3 depressions in the dry ingredients – two small and one large. Pour the vinegar and vanilla in each of the two smaller depressions, and the vegetable oil in the large one.
Pour water over the entire thing and mix until smooth.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Let it cool, then top with your favorite frosting and enjoy!
This cake is downright chocolatey deliciousness.
Chocolate Crazy Cake
This crazy cake is made with no eggs, milk, or butter!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 5 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a greased 8" square (or round...I prefer the round, but I've made this in both) baking pan.
- Make 3 depressions in the dry ingredients - two small and one large. Pour the vinegar and vanilla in each of the two smaller depressions, and the vegetable oil in the large one.
- Pour water over the entire thing and mix until smooth.
- Bake on the middle rack of the oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Let it cool, then top with your favorite frosting and enjoy!
This recipe was adapted from this chocolate crazy cake recipe here.
Lu
Wednesday 12th of February 2020
Has anyone made this cake strawberry flavored? I am looking for a vegan strawberry flavored wacky cake.
Lydia Douglas
Wednesday 13th of March 2019
Was amazing. Making the white one today as unfortunately hubby is not a fan of chocolate.
TRICIA COBIRM
Wednesday 25th of March 2020
Ca you send me the recipe for the vanilla one please
Gotten Candy
Monday 4th of March 2019
Can I use apple vinegar?
Jamie
Wednesday 13th of March 2019
I haven't tried it. Sorry!
Devorah Goldblatt
Friday 14th of December 2018
This is the BEST cake I have ever made and eaten IN MY LIFE. And everyone else loves it too! Every time we need a dessert they ask for this. THANK YOU!!
Melinda
Saturday 28th of April 2018
The chocolate cake is delicious! The only difference was using white wine vinegar - all I had. Do you have any nutrition specs for it? Thank you this is a keeper
Kristine Starr
Sunday 24th of May 2020
Love this recipe and the vanilla one! This is now my go to cake and even my non vegan friends and family love it. I have even tried adding lemon extract instead of vsnilla and grated lemon and it was delicious! Thanks so much for sharing. Now looking for an icing without all the sugar!