Vanilla Crazy Cake Recipe

Vanilla Crazy Cake is Chocolate Crazy Cake’s zany cousin! You’re going to love it.

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Crazy Cake, also known as Wacky Cake or Depression Cake, is made without any butter, eggs, or milk. These cakes became popular during the depression when eggs and dairy were hard to come by, and they stuck around because the recipe is such a good one. It’s quick, easy, and produces a delicious cake with a moist, tender crumb.

Vanilla Crazy Cake

What’s in Vanilla Crazy Cake?

Ingredients:

  • all purpose flour
  • granulated sugar
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • white vinegar
  • vanilla extract (or one of our recommended vanilla extract substitutes)
  • vegetable oil
  • water

Vanilla Crazy Cake

How to Make this Recipe (Step-by-Step)

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients.

Use the handle of the whisk to create three depressions in the flour mixture (two small ones and a big one).

Vanilla Crazy Cake

2. Vanilla, vinegar, and oil.

Pour the vanilla and the vinegar in the small depressions, and pour the oil into the large one.

Vanilla Crazy Cake

3. Add water and whisk until smooth.

Vanilla Crazy Cake

4. Pour batter into greased baking dish.

Vanilla Crazy Cake

5. Bake it and frost it!

Spread your favorite vanilla (or cream cheese!) frosting on top of the cake while it’s still warm. Enjoy!

Vanilla Crazy Cake

Vanilla Crazy Cake

Vanilla Crazy Cake

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