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Chocolate Wacky Cake 

“This Wacky Cake recipe is a moist chocolate cake that dates back to World War 2. This chocolate cake is one that you need to keep in your back pocket because its so simple!”

- The Gingered Whisk

Cocoa

Key Ingredient

Chocolate Wacky Cake: – all purpose flour – granulated sugar – unsweetened cocoa powder – baking soda – salt – vegetable oil – white vinegar – vanilla – hot coffee or hot water

Ingredients

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Blackberry Frosting: – 1/2 cup fresh blackberries – 1 teaspoon lemon juice – 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract – 2 cups powdered sugar – Sprinkles for decoration

Ingredients

Chocolate Wacky Cake with Blackberry Frosting

Yield

9 Servings

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Total Time

40 Minutes

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

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2. In an uncreased loaf pan, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

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3. Create 3 wells or dents in the dry ingredients. Add the vegetable oil in one dent, the white vinegar in a second dent and the vanilla in the third dent.

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4. Pour the hot coffee or hot water over the ingredients in the pan and stir to combine.

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5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.

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6. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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1. Pulse the blackberries in a blender until pureed.

Blackberry Icing:

2. Pour the pureed blackberries in a bowl.

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3. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla.

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4. Stir in the powdered sugar.

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5. Frost the completely cooled cake and decorate with sprinkles.

Blackberry Icing:

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Enjoy!

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