Vanilla Crazy Cake

Vanilla Crazy Cake is a simple and quick cake recipe that’s made with pantry staple ingredients while leaving out butter, milk, and eggs! It only takes 30 minutes to make this homemade cake!

Snag another slice of cake by also checking out this Lemon Poke Cake as well as this scrumptious Blueberry Heaven On Earth Cake! Both desserts are prepped in just 15 minutes!

All About Vanilla Crazy Cake

Vanilla Crazy Cake is an easy-to-make recipe that requires minimal ingredients and little effort! Simply mix up the ingredients, dump the batter into the prepared pan, and bake!

This low-maintenance dessert makes it perfect to whip up in a limited time when you have a gathering or picnic to attend!

What Makes This Cake Crazy?

This Vanilla Crazy Cake is also commonly known as Depression Cake, as it was a popular treat to make during the Great Depression. Since it was made without butter, eggs, or milk, it was easier to make throughout that period because those ingredients were often too expensive or not available.

And since this cake is made without those common ingredients, it’s crazy that the dessert still comes out absolutely delicious!

Vanilla Crazy Cake Ingredients

• All-Purpose Flour
• Granulated Sugar
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Vegetable Oil
• Vanilla Extract
• White Vinegar
• Water

Substitutions & Variations

• You can swap the white vinegar out for an equal amount of apple cider vinegar.
• Aside from sprinkles, you can also mix in chopped nuts or chopped-up fruit such as strawberries or blueberries. You can also try making this cake with mini chocolate chips!
• This recipe can also be used to make a layered cake. To do this, I’d suggest using a 9-inch round pan. However, you will need to double the recipe to do so.
• Canola oil can be used in place of vegetable oil.

How To Make Crazy Cake:

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

2. Create wells in the dry ingredients and add the oil to one, vinegar to another, and vanilla to the last one.

3. Pour the water over the top of the ingredients, then mix to combine.

4. Pour the batter into a prepared pan and bake.

5. Pull the cake out of the oven and allow it to cool for a bit before using the parchment paper to lift the cake out of the pan and placing it on a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Once cooled, you can frost the cake and enjoy.

Choose Your Cake Topping!

Not only is this cake recipe easy to make using minimal ingredients, but you also get to choose your topping! Making this cake a true win-win all around!

Feel free to keep it simple and just dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar. Easy, yet you still create a tasty dessert.

For another quick and easy topping, grab your favorite canned frosting or a tub of Cool Whip from the store. When enjoying this cake with Cool Whip, I also like to serve it with fresh fruit!

You can also step it up a notch by topping the cake with a small batch of homemade buttercream frosting or fluffy 3-ingredient whipped cream!

How To Store Vanilla Crazy Cake

If you have frosted this cake, it will need to be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. The leftovers can then be enjoyed for up to 5 days.

If the cake has not been frosted, then it can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.

More Easy Dessert Recipes:

• Strawberry Heaven On Earth Cake – A simple recipe using pre-made store-bought ingredients!
• Graham Cracker Bars – Made with just 6 ingredients in only 30 minutes!
• No Bake Avalanche Cookies – Combines Rice Krispies, peanut butter, marshmallows, and chocolate!
• Chocolate Covered Grahams – A deliciously sweet snack that has a satisfying crunch!
• No Bake Cheesecake with Cool Whip – The easiest cheesecake you’ll ever whip up!