Wacky Cake with a Coffee Kick
Wacky Cake with a Coffee Kick
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- 2 cups frosting or whipped cream, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan generously with vegetable oil.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Sift the all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and kosher salt through a fine-mesh strainer directly into the prepared 8-by-8-inch baking pan.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Stir the dry ingredients together with a fork (or a silicone whisk if using a nonstick baking pan) directly in the pan until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Add the 1/3 cup vegetable oil, white vinegar, pure vanilla extract, and brewed coffee to the dry ingredients in the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Stir with the fork (or a silicone whisk) until fully incorporated and the batter is smooth. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, which takes about 35 minutes.
⏱️ 35 min•🌡️ 350
- 8
Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. This will take about 1 hour.
⏱️ 60 min
- 9
Once cooled, cut the cake into 9 squares.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Serve each square with a dollop of frosting or whipped cream (chocolate whipped cream is highly recommended). Optionally, garnish with shaved chocolate and raspberries for an extra touch.
⏱️ 3 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Wacky Cake with a Coffee Kick
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup brewed coffee
- 2 cups frosting or whipped cream, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan generously with vegetable oil.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Sift the all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and kosher salt through a fine-mesh strainer directly into the prepared 8-by-8-inch baking pan.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Stir the dry ingredients together with a fork (or a silicone whisk if using a nonstick baking pan) directly in the pan until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Add the 1/3 cup vegetable oil, white vinegar, pure vanilla extract, and brewed coffee to the dry ingredients in the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Stir with the fork (or a silicone whisk) until fully incorporated and the batter is smooth. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, which takes about 35 minutes.
⏱️ 35 min•🌡️ 350 - 8
Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. This will take about 1 hour.
⏱️ 60 min - 9
Once cooled, cut the cake into 9 squares.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Serve each square with a dollop of frosting or whipped cream (chocolate whipped cream is highly recommended). Optionally, garnish with shaved chocolate and raspberries for an extra touch.
⏱️ 3 min