How to make it

  • Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa into a 9 x 13-inch ungreased baking pan.
  • Spread the mixture evenly in the pan, and create three small "wells" in the mixture.
  • Into the first, pour the oil; into the second, pour the vinegar; and into the third, pour the vanilla.
  • Pour the cold water over the entire cake and mix well with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 C) for 40 minutes. Cool on rack, then frost the cake with chocolate and vanilla frosting as in picture.

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    " It was excellent "
    dynie ate it and said...
    You have to taste this to believe it. I grew up with this recipe.
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    " It was excellent "
    linspj ate it and said...
    I remember these when I was a lot younger. I remember my mom making cakes with vinegar. A forgotten recipe...thanks for sharing. ~Lin
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  • carmenperez 16 years ago
    Oh Si!!!!
    LOL
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  • momto4 16 years ago
    This looks really good! Will have to give it a whirl...so to speak! LOL!!
    Bookmarked for later!
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    " It was excellent "
    henrie ate it and said...
    And to think I almost missed this one some how, glad I started scrolling back again, great post, looks fabulous and I know it's very tasty and moist. You have my 5
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    " It was excellent "
    pink ate it and said...
    Haftahavit! Tops!
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  • gwbaskin 16 years ago
    I used to make this as a kid. My mom said it was called Wacky cake and that it was a wartime recipe. Eggs were in short supply and this was a chocolate cake without eggs, basically. It's also nice and moist, thanks to the oil.
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    " It was excellent "
    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    Sounds realy good.
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  • chihuahua 16 years ago
    Sounds wild, thank you!
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  • clbacon 16 years ago
    Gorgeous too!
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    " It was excellent "
    kimmer ate it and said...
    Sounds very good and fun to make!
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