An egg-free, dairy-free cake? You bet!Back in my Hippie days when the kids were small and the paychecks smaller, eggs were reserved for the main dish at dinner. Desserts and snacks had to be simple and, above all, cheap. Now the effort put into developing egg-free and dairy-free low-cost recipes is paying off when the problem is food sensitivity and allergies.
I've been reminded that this treat has several names, such as Wacky Cake. A few years after this recipe made the rounds of the young mothers in our neighborhood, commercial "Snackin' Cake" mixes appeared on supermarket shelves. Obviously, we had discovered a good thing.
Recipe: Egg-free, Dairy-free Crazy Cake
Today I'd insist on spelt flour, raw sugar and canola oil, but frankly, when my kids were small, I couldn't afford such things. So do the best you can with what you have.
3 c. flour
6 Tbs. cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. + 2 Tbs. oil
2 Tbs. vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. cold water
Mix everything in a greased 9" x 13" pan,
bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
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That is my favorite type of cake! The recipe my mom had called it "Wacky Cake". We normally make it with w Buttercream icing (recipe from a bakery in Greenwhich, CT). The alternative was to have a little bit of powdered sugar on top of it. I'm so glad to see this posted!
Recipe for the "Wacky Cake" Icing: Starr, I'm not sure if Soy, Almond, or RIce Milk could be substituted for the Milk, but here is the recipe.
1 Cup Milk
2 Tablespoons flour
1 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup unsalted butter
1/2 Cup shortening
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Combine Milk and Flour in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat and stir until milk and flour create a white sauce (thick like paste). Cool white sauce. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix/whip (hand mixer or stand mixer) until smooth like frosting.
For heaven's sake - that's like a pudding frosting. I'll have to give it a try. I'm certain either almond or soy milk will work well.
Baking has never been my thing, but I do believe I could make this cake.
Is that really a picture of you and your husband?
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