Name: Cocoa Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup canola oil; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup cold water; Confectioners' sugar

THIS CAKE is so moist it doesn't need frosting. I simply sprinkle powdered sugar over the top. It's my favorite dessert to bring for potlucks, and there's never a piece left to take home!
-Beulah Sak, Fairport, New York

Cocoa Cake

all-purpose flour

sugar

baking cocoa

baking soda

salt

canola oil

white vinegar

vanilla extract

water

Confectioners' sugar

Add more cocoa and frost it - this is the Wacky cake recipe - google it.

I found this cake when I was out of work and had no eggs (barely had groceries). I have since made this cake more than any other recipe. I've made it chocolate, vanilla, marbled, with food coloring, with a spice or two. Just made vanilla again last night and there are only two pieces left less than 12 hours later (it's just my boyfriend and me). This cake is awesome!! If you are looking for a quick snack cake to try, this is the one.

I'm loving this recipe. The batter is so smooth. Love not using eggs, butter or milk, now I can lick the spoon! I heated up Red Plumb Jam and drizzled it on top of the batter and it turned out so yummy.

My mom would make this cake and call it 'Wacky Cake.'  It is very good and so easy to make.

Love this cake, but after moving, I'd lost my recipe! My mom and I each used the same recipe under the name, "Wacky Cake", and both of us have been baking it for years. No, there are no eggs, and it tastes delicious with a simple powdered sugar topping~ although at times, I like to substitute 1/2 of the water with brewed cold coffee. It adds a richer flavor! Our recipe also calls for the cake to be baked in a 9x13 pan~ I doubled this recipe and had great results! You just have to measure carefully. Thank you, Beulah for submitting it. :)

On the first glance at this recipe I was shocked: NO EGGS, NO MILK. As a vegan, I was impressed! It was very tasty also!

Loved by 4 boys and a Dad.  I've made this more times than I can count.  Only recipe I have found to be better than a box. Powdered sugar really is all you need, I agree.

I made this to go with our sunday dinner it was moist and had a nice taste not to sweet my family loved it.

I made it one time it was o.k, instead of water, I used milk, turned out great, like a sponge cake, no crumbling, second time I made it, not so good?But the first time my boyfriend ate 3-4 pieces by the end of the day...he liked it, maybe third times the charm...

I have made this recipe many times. We even subed whole wheat flour and applesauce(for the oil) and it is still wonderful. I have even made this for a few friends and they couldn't tell the difference from regular mixes.

I was skeptical that there are no eggs, but this is one of the best chocolate cake recipes I've tried. Super-simple, very moist, not too sweet. EXCELLENT.

Nice to have a cake recipe that doesn't use eggs, butter or milk. I've made this many times and I find I can cut the sugar down to 3/4 cup and it's still great,

Oh, one more thing: this recipe does NOT double well. So if you need a big chocolate cake, this is not the recipe for it. For a small cake, though, this is great.

I made this cake today for dinner and doubled it. I didn't have any problems with it turning out. Everyone loved it. My husband asked that I make it again soon.

The best chocolate cake I've ever eaten. I doubled the cocoa powder and vanilla, but wow!  Great for vegans.

The cake does not have enough chocolate flavor. I've tried it twice. Due to allergies, I need a cake without eggs. On the second round, I doubled the cocoa, added 2 more tablespoons of oil (so it wouldn't be dry) and used buttermilk instead of water. If it weren't for the cream cheese frosting I put on it, my kids probably would not have eaten it!  I will try again and add a cup of chocolate chips and chocolate frosting! Be careful not to overbake it.

I have never been able to bake right. I would follow recipes and they just wouldn't turn out right. Until this recipe. It came out perfect. It is so easy and delicious. It was definately a hit with the family and will be my go to for sharing.

I made this cake once for my college brother's homecoming... and everyone loved it! I have had several requests since and it seems better and better each time; people can't believe there's no butter or eggs in the recipe and instead there's canola oil and vinegar! Just a note: all the times I have made this I doubled the recipe and topped with a chocolate swiss-buttercream meringue between the layers....it made it beautiful and more torte-style. AMAZING

My Mom made this for us years ago. We knew it by another name - Krazy Cake.  And, she mixed it right in the cake pan. For me, it is one of the best chocolate cakes ever.

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Cocoa Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Servings: 9

Cost: $4.05 /serving

Author : Taste of Home

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