Apologies for not posting in the past couple months; I just got back from Costa Rica, and will have a few more recipes posted within the next few days. I also have a couple months of no responsibilities, so pending funding for food, I fully plan on exploring some new recipes in that time. For now, I have some variations to Crazy cakes that I've been working on for a while.
Like most people who get introduced to Crazy Cakes, I got a tiny bit obsessed with them. And wanted to try out other flavors. A couple of these were already developed by others, but they have been tested by yours truly, and they are quite good. The instructions for all are essentially the same, so I'll put those at the bottom.
Almond Crazy Cake
Original recipe
1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
5 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
Spiced Crazy Cake
Adapted from Sweet Little Bluebird
1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice or spice mix
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
Pumpkin Spice Crazy Cake
Adapted from Crazy Cake Recipes
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 Cup Pumpkin Puree (mix in with oil)
1/3 Cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 Cup Water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. You can mix the ingredients directly in an 8" square baking pan, or you can do it in a bowl first. Mix the dry ingredients together until well blended. Make 3 depressions in the dry ingredients--two small, and one larger. Pour vinegar in one depression, extracts in another, and vegetable oil in the largest. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth. Pour into prepared pan if mixing in a bowel.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Top with a dusting of powdered sugar, or your favorite icing.
My Notes:
Play around, mix and match--have fun with all these. There are endless possibilities here!
