Ingredients
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Wheat Flour – 6 ⅓ oz (180 g)
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Sugar – 7 oz (200 g)
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Cocoa Powder – 1 oz (30 g)
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Baking Soda – 1 tsp
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Salt – ½ tsp
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CoffeeBrewed; or milk– 1 cup
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Apple Cider VinegarOr distilled white vinegar– 1 tbsp
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Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
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Chocolate ChipsOr dried fruit, or both– 3 oz (90 g)
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Powdered Sugar – to taste
Recipe
If you’re unfamiliar with wacky chocolate cake, you’re probably wondering about the name. It is called this way, because, unlike other pastries and desserts, it features no eggs, butter, or dairy, as a result of rationing during World War II, when these ingredients were scarce. Besides, the original recipe calls for mixing batter directly in the cake pan. Yep, you heard right.
The wacky chocolate cake is moist and spongy due to the explosive combination of baking soda and vinegar. Plus, the tandem of chocolate and cocoa powder provides a deep, intense flavor. Mouthwateringly delicious, impossibly easy to make, and dairy-free? Wacky, indeed.
Steps
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Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly coat an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside. |
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Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add chilled coffee, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth. Next, add chocolate chips and mix. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. |
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Bake for approximately 25 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean). Place the pan on a wire rack and let cool. |
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Sprinkle with powdered sugar. |
Wacky chocolate cake is the perfect dessert to make when unexpected guests show up on your doorstep or for those times when you need to satisfy your desperate craving for chocolate quickly.
