Wacky Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Wacky Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Every year, for as long as I can remember, my mom has made this really yummy Pennsylvania Dutch cake called a “Wacky Cake” for my birthday.  It is a moist, chocolate cake which is so good that it really doesn’t even need icing to taste great. Anyway, my mom baked one for my birthday last weekend and so I thought that I would include her recipe on my blog.

Mixed together ~

1 ½ cups sifted flour

1 cup granulated sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

Stir all ingredients until evenly mixed and pour into an ungreased pan. Make three holes in mixture: (1) 5 tablespoons melted butter (2) 1 teaspoon vinegar and (3) 2 teaspoons vanilla. Over all, pour 1 cup of cold water. Mix until smooth. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients ~

3 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 lb. butter or margarine

2 ½ - 3 cups 10 X sugar

Beat well or until right consistency