Apple Cider Crazy Cake - No Eggs, No Milk, No Butter!
The EASIEST Apple Cider Cake made with no eggs, no milk and no butter! Also known as Crazy Cake, Wacky Cake and Depression Cake, this super moist cake is budget friendly, made with ingredients right from the pantry. It tastes like a cake version of an apple cider doughnut right from the apple orchard! No Mixers, Dairy Free, Vegan. 45 minute cake!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple Cider Doughnut Cake, crazy cake, depression cake, Vegan Apple Cider Cake, wacky cake
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 9
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour
½ cupgranulated sugar
½ cuplight brown sugar
1teaspooncinnamon
½ teaspoonground nutmeg
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
WET INGREDIENTS
5 Tablespoonsvegetable oilor canola oil
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
1Tablespoonapple cider vinegaror white vinegar
1cupapple cider
Apple Cider Glaze Topping
1cuppowdered sugar
2-3Tablespoonsapple cider
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
3Tablespoonsgranulated sugar
1 ½Teaspoonsground cinnamon(can use up to 2 tsp cinnamon)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8"x 8" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt) in a large bowl (or right in the prepared baking dish) - until well blended.
Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients – two small, one larger. Add the vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other, and the vegetable oil in the third larger depression. Pour the apple cider over top. Mix well until smooth. *I use a fork or small whisk to mix. Pour batter into baking pan.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for approximately 35–40 minutes.
Check the center of cake with a toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then top with
Apple Cider Glaze & Cinnamon Sugar Topping
While the cake is baking, mix the cinnamon and sugar topping in a small bowl.
For the glaze - In a small bowl, add powdered sugar, then add 2 tablespoons of apple cider. Using a small whisk, combined the glaze, whisking until smooth. Add a small amount of additional apple cider as needed, to reach the desired glaze consistency.
While the cake is still warm, top evenly with the glaze and then sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top. This cake is delicious served warm and at room temperature.
Store in refrigerator tightly covered up to 4 days
Notes
This cake is wonderful served with a warm or cold cup of apple cider!
Make sure your baking soda and vinegar are not expired – they are what make the cake rise.
This cake is very versatile - you can also top this wonderful cake with warm caramel sauce, your favorite frosting (vanilla, buttercream, cinnamon), a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a dusting of powdered sugar or dollop of whipped cream.
You can use vegetable oil or canola oil.
You can use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar.
This cake can be doubled, use a 9x13 baking pan.
For extra doughnut flavor, you can lightly brush the top of the warm cake after baking with a little bit of melted butter, then glaze and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.