My mom had this recipe since I was a kid! This is the best chocolate cake! It comes out very moist and tastes GREAT!!!!

White sugar?? Is that regular granulated sugar??

Yes, it's regular granulated sugar. This recipe can be halved easily and makes a perfect 8" square cake for small families. Also, IT'S VEGAN.

My nephew has both egg and dairy allergies, so when I used this recipe for a recent family dinner, he was absolutely thrilled that he could eat the same cake that everyone else was eating.

It's our longtime family favorite, too, and it's incredibly adaptable. If you don't add the cocoa, it doesn't have to be chocolate! (Took me a couple decades to figure that one out.) I've made strawberry, vanilla, caramel, lemon, chai, and pumpkin cake versions of this recipe.

Do you need to replace the cocoa with anything if you leave it out?

Oh my gosh! I grew up with this recipe as well. Thanks for posting it.

Been looking to try a cake like this for an intolerant family member. Mising instructions are interesting. Doesn't it stick to the pan though?

This has been handed down for at least 3 generations in our family and it still stands as the hands down family favorite especially when topped with my grandmothers cooked fudge frosting. Our recipe calls for 12 Tbp of melted shortening instead of the oil and in our house its called "Wacky Cake"! It's a must to try!

My family has this as Wacky cake.. How I love it, first cake I ever made as a child and I often give the recipe to people with children for the ease.

Thank you so much for posting this recipe. I have been looking for it for ages. It was my grandmothers favorite and so easy to make right in the pan you are baking it in!!!

I got similar recipe from a vegetarian/vegan website. It is the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten.

I have also heard it called Wartime Cake.

CAN YOU TRANSFER INTO 2 8" ROUND PANS? WHAT WOULD BE THE CHANGE IN BAKING TIME?

Tam0084- I made this today. It filled 3 8" rounds and took ~28-33 minutes at 325 degrees.

Thank you for this recipe, i was looking for a good vegan one. It was mentioned that this cake could be turned into a strawberry, pumpkin, lemon caramel cake. can somebody please tell me how and how much of these ingredients i need to put in the batter.

Thank you so much

My little girl's birthday party is this weekend and she just changed her flavor to strawberry. How do you make this a strawberry recipe?