This particular type of chocolate cake has many, many names: wacky cake, dump-it cake, one-pan
cake, one-bowl cake, eggless cakes, easy chocolate cakes, vinegar cake. Though the ingredients vary from cake to cake,
the concept is the same because all the recipes are for cakes made entirely in one bowl or even mixed directly in the
pan. This means that it takes next to no time to prepare them and the cleanup is even less than it is for a cake mix -
not to mention that you get a homemade chocolate cake in about an hour!
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's food section rounded up a group of bakers and put six one-bowl chocolate cake recipes to the test, including cakes from Martha Stewart and Nigella Lawson. The bakers had the same complaints about Nigella's recipe that I have had in the past, namely that her instructions aren't very clear and if you don't already know what you're doing, your cake can come out terribly. Martha's cake, which did use eggs, tasted great and the panel also loved a classic "crazy cake" recipe, which calls for vinegar and no eggs. The full results and winning recipes can be found here, and are a must-read for any baker or chocolate cake lover.
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4-24-2006 @10:15AM Alex said... Eek! Why would you want to make the cake in the tin you're going to bake it in??? If there's no mixing bowl to lick there's no point!! :)
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4-24-2006 @1:25PM Heidi said... oh yeah i forgot you are supposed to lick the mixing bowl .... somehow when i got older i just started dipping a spoon right in to the batter!
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6-04-2006 @5:19PM Mike said... What a great idea - testing the "easy" chocolate cakes against each other. Must find time to try some of these myself.
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