Cake Recipes

King Arthur Flour's Original Cake Pan Cake

This World War II vintage cake — it's egg- and dairy-free, reflecting the rationing of those times — is dark, moist, and delicious. Over the years, this has been one of King Arthur Flour's most requested recipes. And, even though the "stir it all together in the pan" method is traditional, go ahead and stir everything together in a bowl, if that feels more comfortable.

King Arthur Flour's Original Cake Pan Cake

Prep: 5 to 10 min | Bake: 30 to 35 min | Yield: about 16 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa or natural cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar, cider or white
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup cold water

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8 inch square or 9 inch round pan that's at least 2 inches deep. If you don't have a 2-inch deep pan in either of those sizes, use a 9 inch square pan.
  2. Traditional method: Measure all the dry ingredients into the prepared pan. Blend the ingredients together thoroughly with a fork or whisk and scoop out three holes, or indentations. Pour the vanilla into the first hole, the vinegar into the second, and the vegetable oil into the third. Take the cup of water and pour it directly over everything in the pan. Stir all the ingredients together with your fork until well blended.
  3. Updated method: Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium-size bowl. Whisk the vanilla, vinegar, vegetable oil, and water in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients, stirring until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
  5. Serve the cake right from the pan; warm from the oven, it's wonderful with a big glass of milk.
  6. Or, once cool, frost the cake with this simple chocolate frosting: Heat 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips with 1/2 cup Half-and-Half until the chips melt. Stir until smooth, and pour/spread over the cake.

Notes

While the original, non-dairy version of this recipe calls for water as the liquid, feel free to substitute milk, for a slightly richer cake. Or try cold coffee, for a mocha version; or even 3/4 cup water mixed with 1/4 cup rum, for an "adults only" cake!

Note that the picture above shows the cake cut into 9 servings, instead of the 16 servings noted in the nutritional information. We thought it simply looked better cut that way; but we encourage you to serve it in 2 inch squares, which yields 16 servings.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories: 140 Calories from Fat: 40 Total Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 0.5g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 150mg Total Carbohydrate: 22g Dietary Fiber: 1g Sugars: 12g Protein: 2g

* The nutrition information provided for this recipe is determined by the ESHA Genesis R&D software program. Substituting any ingredients may change the posted nutrition information.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: King Arthur Flour - kingarthurflour.com



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