Goofy Cake
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
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Kids will love making this cake. It is quick, easy and results in a moist chocolate cake. I remember helping my mom make this cake when I was a kid. I loved the step of making the indents in the dry mixture. We would always make a face – two small indents for eyes and one large indent for the mouth. I like to ice the cake with vanilla buttercream frosting but you can decorate your cake as desired.
I recently tried doubling the recipe and baking the cake in a 9×13 pan. It turned out great, just a little thicker than normal.
Ingredients
1 ½ cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
6 Tbsp vegetable oil
Mix the dry ingredients in an ungreased 8 x 8 pan. With a spoon, make three indents in the dry mixture without going through to the bottom of the pan.
Add to the indents:
1 tsp vinegar, in a small indent
1 tsp vanilla, in a small indent
6 Tbsp oil, in a large indent
Pour 1 cup water over everything and stir it all together to form a smooth batter, making sure to get all of the dry ingredients mixed in from the corners of the pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees or until the cake springs back to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean.
TIP: The cake can be doubled and baked in a 9×13 pan. Make 4 small indents and 2 large indents in the dry ingredients when mixing in the wet ingredients.
I love simple recipes. I’m definitely bookmarking this for when I’m in the mood for a new moist chocolate cake recipe. Yum. Fun stuff.
I never used vinegar in cake recipe, but in everything is a first time. It looks great
Looks so easy to make!
Just a couple of question though – is the 375 degrees in Fahrenheit or Celsius? And should I preheat the oven?
Thanks!
Yes, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
MArlboro has a 9×13 pan recipe like this called One Pan Cake. It is absolutely wonderful. Hubby’s favorite cake and he doesn’t like cake. The frosting is a ton of cinnamon sugar sprinkled on after it comes out of the oven (if my memory serves me) and I believe you can substitute coffee for the water. Imagine those flavors!!!
This is my family’s favorite cake. The cake was originally a depression cake with no eggs used. Our mother use to make this cake and hide it from my brothers. I was thrilled that others enjoyed it as much as we have and wasn’t sure if it was originally called a goofy cake or if that was just the name my mother gave it. I had heard that it was an old girl scout recipe.