Ingredients:#
- 180g All-purpose flour (1½ Cups)
- 198g Sugar (1 Cup)
- 6g Baking soda (1 tsp)
- 3g Salt (½ tsp)
- 5ml White vinegar (1 tsp)
- 75ml Vegetable oil (5 tbsp)
- 235ml Water (1 Cup)
- Optional: 7ml Vanilla extract (1½ tsp)
Instructions:#
Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Line 8" or loaf pan with parchment paper or oil.
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Measure out wet ingredients.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry, and mix until no clumps present.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 175°C. May require 5-10 additional minutes.
Tip: use a graduated measuring cup for the liquid; measure oil and vinegar, then fill rest to 315ml with water.
Variations & Flavors#
- Fruit
- Add pears or apple slices to bottom of pan.
- Dust lightly with cinnamon and very light cornstarch. Pour batter on top.
- Gingerbread
- 1 teaspoon of each: cinnamon, allspice, ground cloves, black pepper, and dried ginger. Mix well into dry ingredients.
- Replace 1:1 ±20g of sugar with molasses
- Optional: replace water with beer
Learn more about crazy cake and its cousin, depression cake.