"Crazy Cake"

A lot of you may have heard of this recipe. It was popular in the 1960's. I'm sure lots of our mother's made this. I know it was one of the best things my mother ever made. For those of you that haven't heard of it; it may sound strange, but it is very easy to make and inexpensive. Not to mention, it is moist and delicious! You can do an icing if you like, or just top with sifted icing sugar.

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups of flour

1 cup of white sugar

4 tablespoons of cocoa

½ teaspoon of salt

1 tsp of baking soda

1 tablespoon of white vinegar

1 tsp of vanilla

6 tablespoons of vegetable oil

1 cup of water

Directions:

Stir all dry ingredients into 9x9 inch pan.  Mix well.  Make 3 holes, pour vinegar into one hole, vanilla into second hole and vegetable oil into the third hole.   Pour water over the whole thing and stir well.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 – 45 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.