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Since Susan Irish decided to give you all a holiday recipe, I thought I'd do the same. This recipe was printed in the Portland Oregon newspaper more than 56 years ago, as I first made it at the age of six. Obviously, it's a good recipe for a youngster to begin cooking, and the best part is, you can make it using only a very few utensils and no power tools!
Crazy cake:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
Put all dry ingredients through a sieve or sifter into a 9 X 9 square pan or 10 inch round cake pan. Mix well. If you don't have a sifter, use a fork to mash all the lumps.
Make two big indentions in these dry ingredients.
Pour 6 Tbsp. oil into one hole.
Mix 1 cup water, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar.
Pour into second hole.
Mix quickly with a fork. Don't mix very long or very well; just long enough so there's no dry spots.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Eat plain right out of the oven or add a dollop of whipped cream or icecream.
OR
Cool and frost or eat plain or dust with powdered sugar.
Happy Holidays!
Claude
Crazy cake:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
Put all dry ingredients through a sieve or sifter into a 9 X 9 square pan or 10 inch round cake pan. Mix well. If you don't have a sifter, use a fork to mash all the lumps.
Make two big indentions in these dry ingredients.
Pour 6 Tbsp. oil into one hole.
Mix 1 cup water, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar.
Pour into second hole.
Mix quickly with a fork. Don't mix very long or very well; just long enough so there's no dry spots.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Eat plain right out of the oven or add a dollop of whipped cream or icecream.
OR
Cool and frost or eat plain or dust with powdered sugar.
Happy Holidays!
Claude
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