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Date Posted: 16:49:16 05/03/08 Sat
Author: crafterwannabe
Subject: Re: Need 8" sq cake recipes
In reply to: Kathy H 's message, "Need 8" sq cake recipes" on 10:38:39 05/03/08 Sat

Growing up, the first scratch cake I made was a recipe my mother had for Wacky Cake. It remained one of my favorite chocolate cakes. Sounds like it could be one you remember since it has vinegar. A couple of years ago, I lost the recipe after not putting it back in my notebook. I know I'll find it someday... Meanwhile I saved this site with a recipe to check - I think it's the same one I used. I noticed there are a couple in the archives too.

http://berksweb.com/pam/wacky.html

http://www.craftsayings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17314

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[> Re: Need 8" sq cake recipes -- Londonlee, 17:06:35 05/03/08 Sat [1]

Here are some 8 or 9 inch 'scratch cakes'. I have collected them because of a granddaughter with an egg allergy.

The Wacky Cake is the one I think you are referring to that uses vinager. We use the Chocolate version all the time both as cake and as cupcakes... my DIL is the 'offical' dessert maker in her group of friends.HTH

(((HUGS)))Lee

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Wacky Cake with Variations:

Because of allergies, this recipe got (gets) a lot of use. The grandchildren request their 'kind', and it's a different cake! It has been everything from Birthday to Christmas dessert. **If you have food allergies, check the ingredients. The boys couldn't have all the variations!

Wacky Cake Variations (source unknown)

1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add wet and mix. Pour into ungreased 8x8x2 pan. Bake 35 to 40 min., until wooden pick comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar if desired. Note: can be mixed in pan.

APPLESAUCE
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir 1 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture. Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup applesauce.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY
Omit water. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped nuts (almonds) into flour mixture. Drain 1 jar (4 oz.) cherries reserving syrup. Chop cherries. Add water to syrup to make 1 cup. Stir water syrup mixture and cherries with remaining ingredients.

CHOCOLATE CHIP
Omit vanilla and cocoa. Stir in 1/3 cup nuts into flour mixture. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips over batter in pan.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Same as chocolate snack cake except sprinkle with 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter before baking.

MAPLE NUT
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans into flour mixture and add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract.

OATMEAL MOLASSES
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 3/4 cup quick oatmeal, 1 teaspoon allspice and 2 tablespoons molasses.

OLD FASHIONED SPICE WALNUT
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cups chopped nuts and 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice.

BROWN SUGAR NUT
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cup walnuts.

PUMPKIN
Omit cocoa and vanilla. Stir in 1 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture. Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup pumpkin.

CHOCOLATE MINT
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract with the water.

CHOCOLATE SPICE
Stir 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture.
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Eggless Butter Cake
"This cake is delicious! Top it with your favorite icing and serve it up!"

Original recipe yield: 1 - 8 inch round cake

INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/3 cups butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and line an 8 inch round or square cake pan.
2 Sift together flour and baking powder once.
3 In a medium bowl, beat butter or margarine and sugar for 7 minutes. (Color should be pale yellow. Do not overbeat.) Mix evaporated milk with vanilla; mix slowly into the sugar mixture. Mix in flour one spoonful at a time until well blended. Pour into prepared cake pan.
4 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Cake III

"This cake comes in handy when all you have left in the cupboard is the tin soups just before shopping day. It really was a treat served warm when we came in from the cold. And it was c-o-l-l-l-d-d-d, North of 53'. Sprinkle brown sugar or dust confectioner's sugar over the top."

Original recipe yield:
1 - 8 inch square cake
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
DIRECTIONS
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch square pan.
2 In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, spices, salt, soup, and raisins. Stir in boiling water. Cool.
3 Sift the flour, baking powder, and baking soda together. Add to the cooled raisin mixture, and stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm.
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Eggless Milkless Butterless Cake
"This is a spice type cake. It is from the depression era or war time rationing."
Original recipe yield:1 -8 or 9 inch square
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
DIRECTIONS
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8 or 9 inch square cake pan.
2 In a saucepan over medium high heat combine; the sugar, shortening, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, salt, raisins, and water bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
3 Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add the flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
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Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Cake IV
"This is a dark cake, moist and spicy with raisins. It is also known as Wartime Cake."
Original recipe yield:1 - 9 inch square pan
PREP TIME� 20 Min COOK TIME� 45 Min
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder

1 In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, raisins, shortening, nutmeg and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
3 In a large bowl, combine the raisin mixture with the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
4 Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
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