Questo Vanilla Wacky Cake is the easiest 1-bowl vanilla cake recipe ever! It’s naturally egg-free, dairy-free and so a naturally vegan vanilla cake that takes just 10 minuti per preparare.
As a vegan family, wacky cakes are on the table for many occasions because they are easy to make, with few ingredients, and delicious. This recipe is similar to my Yogurt Cake, Vegan Funfetti Cake, o Torta al cioccolato pazza.
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Vanilla Crazy Cake
Ingredienti
- 1 tazza Farina XNUMX - note 1
- 1 bicchiere Zucchero di canna non raffinato - note 2
- 1 cucchiaino da tè Bicarbonato di sodio
- ½ cucchiaino da tè Sale
- 2 cucchiaini Aceto di sidro di mele - note 3
- 5 cucchiai olio di colza - note 4
- 2 cucchiaini Estratto di vaniglia
- 1 bicchiere Acqua
Optional – To Serve
- 1 Partita Glassa alla vaniglia
- ⅓ bicchiere Vegan Sprinkles
Istruzioni
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch x 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. Slightly oil paper with oil spray, set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
- Make 3 wells in the center of the flour. In the first one, add oil. In the second one, add apple cider vinegar, and in the third one, add the vanilla extract.
- Pour the water over the bowl and using a whisk, whisk until smooth and no more flour lumps can be seen.
- Transfer the wacky cake batter to the prepared pan and bake it for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on the top and a pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool down on a wire rack for an hour or until cool before frosting.
- Frost with vegan vanilla frosting and add sprinkles to decorate or serve plain with a dust of powdered sugar.
Archiviazione
- Store up to 4 days in the fridge in a sealed container or freeze for later and thaw in the fridge the day before.
Note
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What’s A Wacky Cake?
A Wacky Cake, also known as vanilla depression cake or vanilla crazy cake, is a one-bowl cake made only with pantry ingredients. It’s a cake that was created during the Great Depression when it was difficult to get fresh goods.
As a result, wacky cakes are naturally vegan, made without eggs, milk, or butter.
Perché amerai questa ricetta
It’s the easiest cake recipe you can make with the kids, with the best fluffy crumb and vanilla flavors. Plus, it’s also a cheap cake made with low-cost ingredients that we all have in the pantry.
So if you are after a delicious vanilla cake that kids can make that doesn’t break the bank, but is sure to impress, try this vanilla wacky cake recipe!
Ingredienti e sostituzioni
All you need are a few pantry items listed below:
- Farina XNUMX – Per una versione senza glutine, usa la mia guida alla conversione senza glutine.
- Zucchero – White sugar or any granulated sweetener you have at home. This cake also works with sugar-free sweeteners for a sugar-free vanilla cake.
- Bicarbonato di sodio – To give the cake its fluffy crumbs.
- Aceto di sidro di mele or white vinegar, or lemon juice.
- Olio vegetale – It can be canola oil, light olive oil, or melted coconut oil.
- Estratto di vaniglia – per sapore.
How To Make Vanilla Wacky Cake
It’s very easy to make this vanilla crazy cake recipe in less than 10 minutes.
- Preriscaldare il forno a 180 °C (350 °F).
- Now you have two options to make the wacky cake batter. You can work everything in the cake pan directly. However, it’s not my favorite option because sometimes the cake sticks to the pan working this way. So I like to line parchment paper in my square 8-inch x 8-inch pan. Slightly spray oil all over the paper and prepare the depression cake batter in a bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, and baking powder. Whisk well to combine.
- Make three wells in the flour. In the first well, add the apple cider vinegar. In the second one, add the oil, and in the last one, add the vanilla extract.
- Finally, pour the water all over the bowl and whisk with a hand whisk until just combined. Don’t over-mix the batter, stop as soon as the wacky cake batter is smooth, thin, and no lumps show.
- Pour the vanilla wacky cake batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the center rack of the oven at 350°F (180°C) until the cake is golden on top, slightly raised, and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. The baking time varies from 30 to 35 minutes in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C).
- Remove the cake from the oven and release it on a wire rack.
- Let the wacky cake cool down completely before frosting. It takes about 1 hour at room temperature.
Opzioni di glassa
This vanilla crazy cake is delicious on its own with a dust of powdered sugar. But you can also use the recipe to make a 2-layer cake. Simply double up the recipe and frost the cake layers using one of the frosting options below:
- Dairy-Free Vanilla Frosting
- Glassa al cioccolato vegana
- Glassa alla crema di cocco
- Glassa di anacardi
- Glassa proteica
Add-Ons
This vanilla cake recipe is very versatile, and you can adapt the recipe to create a range of delicious cakes. For example, you can stir in the batter 1/2 cup of:
- Bacche – blueberries, chopped strawberries, or raspberries.
- Gocce Di Cioccolato Fondente
- Noci tritate and dried fruits like raisins or cranberries.
Istruzioni per la conservazione
Store the leftover cake in a cake box or airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can freeze leftover wacky cakes in zip-lock bags and thaw them in the fridge the day before.
Sostituzioni per allergie
Below are some ideas to tweak the recipe to fit your food allergies:
- Zucchero-Free – Use a sugar-free granulated sweetener that has a 1:1 ratio replacement to sugar, like allulose or erythritol stevia blends.
- Gluten-Free – Per una versione senza glutine, usa la mia guida alla conversione senza glutine.
- Senza olio – You can replace the oil with the same amount of mashed banana for a banana crazy cake flavor or unsweetened apple sauce.
Domande frequenti
Below are some answers to your most frequent questions about this wacky cake recipe.
Puoi usare my crazy chocolate cake recipe to make a chocolate cake using the same ingredients plus a touch of cocoa powder.
Yes, you can double up the recipe and bake in two 8-inch pans.
Make sure you completely cool down the cake layer before frosting. Use my vegan vanilla frosting to frost the cake layers and add sprinkles on the top for colors.
More Vegan Cake Recipes
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My family loved this! It worked exactly as it should. My daughter loves this recipe!
Grazie mille!
hello carine again- do you have a recipe for a baked dessert using crean in to it- in place of any oil? and perhaps also adding some cherries and pineapple? as I have all this thing in my fridge. thanks for reading my questions i’ m often in touch wth you.
I don’t have a recipe using cream instead of oil in cakes for now. I am sorry. But I have a torta all'ananas with glace cherries on top!
I’ve tried your crazy cake before so I knew this one would be good, it was even better! I made the vanilla frosting but didn’t have sprinkle so I put chopped peanuts instead.