A delicious chocolate cake with minimal ingredients that just so happens to be dairy free, egg free and vegan! Wacky Cake is just as easy as using a boxed mix and so tasty that it might become your new go-to chocolate cake recipe.

Ingredients

1

Combine Ingredients

In the pan, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and salt. Make 3 wells and add the vanilla and oil.

2

Pour Water & Bake

Pour the water on top and whisk all ingredients until combined.  Bake for 40 minutes.

3

Beat Butter

Place butter into a medium mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.

5

Mix Ingredients

Add powdered sugar.  Beat until smooth. Add the rest of the powdered sugar. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla. 

6

Frost & Enjoy!

Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar or top it with buttercream frosting. Enjoy!

Easy as 1, 2, 3

Irresistable Taste

Decadant, Easy to Make Treats

Why this Recipe Works

One-Bowl Recipe!

Recipe Notes

Mix the cake right in the pan NOT a bowl.

This cake is best eaten within 3 days. Store it covered at room temperature (or wrapped in plastic wrap).

I added buttercream frosting this time but it’s just as delicious topped with just powdered sugar to keep things dairy free.

YIELD

16 Servings

TYPE

Dessert

TIME

50 Mnutes

LEVEL

Easy

Wacky Cake