The Lazy Ass Cake
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The Lazy Ass Cake also known as Wacky Cake or Crazy Cake, is about the easiest cake you could ever make. No eggs, no milk, no bowl!
Let me tell you that if you’re looking for an easy chocolate cake recipe, that didn’t come out of a box, this is it! I would probably say this is even easier to make than the chocolate cake that comes out of a box because you don’t need to dirty out your mixer. The beauty of this cake is that no mixer is required, hence the funny name, the lazy ass cake. Surprisingly, the cake does come out moist and delicious, just like a rich dark chocolate cake. Not that I expected anything less.
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The Lazy Ass Cake
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup warm water
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉.
- Spray a 8×8 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Dump all the ingredients in the pan and whisk everything together until well incorporated.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes. To test if it’s done, insert a toothpick in the center of the cake, if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Cut into pieces and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Notes
- Serve this cake the same day you make it if you use gluten free flour substitutes. This will help avoid it being too crumbly.
- You can add chopped nuts, coconut, dried fruits, chocolate chunks, or any fillings you like.
- Replace the oil with applesauce if you’d like to decrease the calories.
Nutrition Information
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Recipe adapted from the foodnetwork.
An even easier cake is. Chocolate box cake mix, coca cola. Mix cook and serve
This cake was quick and easy. I had all the ingredients on hand. I followed the recipe to the T. The cake turned out soft and moist. It’s a winner 🙂
Hi , the video is great and I will for sure try to bake this cake , but can you tell me why did you use viniger in this cake ? What happens if I don’t use any viniger ? Thanks
Hi Arezou,
You definitely won’t taste the vinegar in the cake, if that is what you’re afraid of. Vinegar is often included in cake and cookie batters to react with baking soda and start a chemical reaction needed to produce carbon dioxide and give batters a lift as they bake.
Thank you
Well….this is great news for a dude like me, who has resisted making any cake from scratch. I usually try to dress up a box mix. Sometimes it works. But often times, I just end up making the same old…and what I will now call forever more…dumbass cake. And I loves me some cake! So, as a personal fitness trainer and group exercise instructor…I’ll also be experimenting with this Lazy Ass cake recipe….so I can justify it when I don’t. Wink wink nod nod! Will report back soon. All the best and thanks for the heads up, Jo!
Ted ‘DumbAssNoMore’ Guice
LOL Thanks for making me laugh this morning!
Chocolate box cake mix, a coca cola. Mix, bake and serve. Thank me later
I love the music as well, the video came out great. I wrote the recipe down already for times when it has to go fast.
Thanks Adina!
Hi,
Do you think it will work if I use brown sugar ?
I haven’t tried it but I don’t see why not!
Could you substitute another flavor (butterscotch or banana for instance) in the same quantity? My sister has a chocolate reaction, so cake is a bit of a tango.
Thanks!!
Instead of the cocoa powder? I don’t see why not, actually some mushed up banana would be nice for a banana cake.
Carob powder is probably the most common cocoa substitute for those who are cocoa intolerant. It gives brown color and more subtle (kind of caramel) flavor.
Hmmm wonder if I can cook this cake in the microwave using my Tupperware stacker pan…. any thoughts?
I’ve made yummy moist choc cake in microwave with just cake mix & can of soda – 8 min. Fam fav. Red velvet is even better. Your thoughts are appreciated. Thx for sharing, luv the name.!
I know you can do the cake in a cup thing, not sure about the timing on a whole cake though.
There might be instructions though that came with your microwave on how to do it.
Hi Jo C,
Have you tried this recipe with a Gluten Free flour such as Coconut Flour?
Cheers, Jo N
Hey Jo, cool name! 🙂
I have not tried this with gluten free flour, though you might be able to pull it off. The cake might be a bit more crumbly though than with all purpose flour.
Will give it a go and let you know the outcome. I’m not intolerant to any foods but have friends and colleagues who are and wanted a treat that everyone can enjoy 🙂
Sounds good!
Do you think you could at nuts? I just love Nuts!
Of course you can, some chopped walnuts would be great here. Or even make a nice chocolate ganache and pour over the cake while warm and then sprinkle it with nuts. You can find a recipe for chocolate ganache here.
thanks, great recipe…to make it lower in fat replace the oil with applesauce..so moist..no applesauce flavor ( which I hate)
Absolutely, I normally do that with banana bread, but great for this cake as well!
I also replace all eggs with egg whites..just add an extra egg, no quilt 🙂
I’m all about no guilt desserts.
Do you think you could use bananas in place of eggs? I’ve seen this mentioned as a substitute for eggs. I have nothing against eggs, just throwing it out there in case someone has an allergy!
By the way, loved the video, very well done. Did you scratch up your cake pan using that knife? If not, what kind of pan is it? My ex-wife ruined many a non-stick pan that way, and I’ll need to buy new ones!
There are no eggs in this recipe, but generally yes you can, one ripe banana for each egg. And yes, I usually scratch the heck out of these pans with the knife, but if you want to avoid that, you could use parchment paper, 2 long pieces with the ends sticking out so that you can easily pull out the cake, this way no scratching. 🙂
OK girlfriend, I made the mistake of watching your video as I was drinking my morning coffee and I almost choked trying to NOT laugh? Soooo cute!! And yes, I will definitely try this cake, thanks for the recipe Jo!!
Mission accomplished! 🙂
Is that white or apple cider vinegar?
Just regular white vinegar!
I don’t usually make comments but I must say this video showing how to make this cake made me smile all the way to the end and the music was perfectly suited. It may be crazy to go it alone like you described but you are one talented lady and you will go far!! I look forward to your blog each time. I have a list of your recipes to try – better get to it!
Aw, thank you Maria, you just made my day!
Love your video!! The cake looks so good, easy, and moist. Pinned. Thanks.
Thank you Mary!