Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wacky Cake
Today is wacky cake, one of my favorite recipes growing up, and kids can make it. In fact, I helped Kalen make it last night.
You will need:
8"x8" pan
flour
sugar
baking soda
cocoa powder
vanilla
vinegar
brown sugar
cornstarch
You already have:
small pot
measuring cups and spoons
salt
butter
vegetable oil (for some inane reason, this isn't on the list of essentials. Consider it there now.)
In an 8"x8" pan, dump:
1 1/2 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
3 tbsp cocoa powder
Mix it around with a fork until it's pretty uniform. Make three holes in the top, and pour in:
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp vinegar
6 tbsp oil
Pour 1 cup of cold water over the whole mess and mix it up with the fork. Don't lose the fork! My brother baked the fork in the cake once, over 20 years ago, and he still gets teased about it. I'm just sayin'.
Go back up to the top, and preheat your oven to 350 f.
Put the cake in for 25-30 minutes. Probably better on the long side unless your oven runs hot.
While it's cooling on a rack (don't take it out of the pan), get a small saucepan and dump:
3/4 c brown sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
Mix them a bit, and pour in 1 1/2 cups of cold water. Stir it around until there's no guck sticking to the bottom, and turn on the heat. When it starts to boil, stir it for 3 minutes, and/or until it gets clear and thick.
Take it off the heat, and put in 1/4 c of butter. Stir until it's a yummy butterscotch colour.
Cut up the cake into 9 pieces (more and less are both sacrilege), and put one in a bowl. Pour butterscotch sauce over top, and eat it with a spoon. Other people can fend for themselves and get their own darn cake.
Yelp because it's still super hot. Eat it anyway.
James
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posted by James at 11:40 AM
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