Crazy Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
YIELD: 4 servings.
I have made this dessert—otherwise known as crazy cake—for more than 50 years. It is classic, tender and moist, and requires only three easy steps. —Devota Angell, Allenstown, New Hampshire
Ingredients
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup water
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2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon canola oil
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1-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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4-1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Confectioners' sugar, optional
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 8-1/2x4-1/2-in. loaf pan. In a small bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended.
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2.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
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3.
Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 262 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 306mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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