Easy Chocolate Wacky Cake Recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: applesauce

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Applesauce reduces fat while adding moisture.

unsweetened cocoa powder

🥗Healthier: carob powder

💰Cheaper: chocolate syrup

Carob powder is caffeine-free and lower in fat.

Sift together the all-purpose flour into a bowl.

Sift in the granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.

Combine all the dry ingredients with a whisk.

Make three wells in the dry ingredients: one for the oil, one for the vinegar, and one for the vanilla extract.

Pour the vegetable oil into one well, the white vinegar into another, and the vanilla extract into the last well.

Pour 1 cup of cold tap water over all the ingredients.

Whisk everything together until combined.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Line an 8x8 inch baking tin with parchment paper.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.

Unmold the cake by lifting it out using the parchment paper.

Let the cake cool completely before cutting into it.

Cut the cake into squares and serve on a plate.

Dust the top with powdered sugar using a sieve.

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