Recipe: Wacky Snack Cake with 11 Variations (milkless, eggless, uses oil, one bowl)

WACKY SNACK CAKE

BASIC RECIPE (CHOCOLATE):
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa powder in bowl with a fork. Stir in other ingredients. Pour in ungreased 8x8x2 pan. (can be mixed in pan.)

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until wooden pick comes out clean.

Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

VARIATIONS:

APPLESAUCE
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir 1 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture. Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup applesauce.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY
Omit water. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped nuts (almonds) into flour mixture. Drain 1 jar (4 oz.) cherries reserving syrup. Chop cherries. Add water to syrup to make 1 cup. Stir water-syrup mixture and cherries with remaining ingredients

CHOCOLATE CHIP
Omit vanilla and cocoa powder. Stir in 1/3 cup nuts into flour mixture. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips over batter in pan.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE
Same as chocolate snack cake except sprinkle with 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter before baking.

MAPLE NUT
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans into flour mixture and add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract.

OATMEAL MOLASSES
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir in 3/4 cup quick oatmeal, 1 teaspoon allspice and 2 tablespoons molasses.

OLD FASHIONED SPICE WALNUT
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cups chopped nuts and 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice.

BROWN SUGAR NUT
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cup walnuts.

PUMPKIN
Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir in 1 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture. Reduce water to 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup pumpkin.

CHOCOLATE MINT
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract with the water.

CHOCOLATE SPICE
Stir 1/2 teaspoon allspice into flour mixture.