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Triple Chocolate Wacky Cake (Depression Cake) Wacky Cake

Manila Spoon
This version of the Depression (Wacky) cake is truly scrumptious – still an EGG-FREE and DAIRY-FREE cake batter but with triple the chocolate goodness! A very well-loved recipe, indeed!
5 from 27 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 375 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 5 tbsp unsweetened Cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar
  • 5 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 cup cold water plus 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules, mix coffee to dilute
  • ½ cup Chocolate Chips

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • 4 oz Dark or Milk eating Chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 4 oz Heavy Cream
  • 1 tbsp Honey Corn, Agave or Maple syrup (or a combo) adjust sweetness to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease the baking pan (or use a small bundt pan like I did) with butter and sprinkle with a little flour. Shake off the excess flour. Set aside. You can replace the butter with non-stick spray if that is preferred.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add in the chocolate chips and stir it in. Using a spoon, make three (3) wells in the flour mixture. In one pour in the vanilla extract; in another the vinegar, and in the third well the oil.
  • Pour the cold water with coffee over the mixture and stir until moistened. Pour into 8 x 8-inch pan/baking dish or in a small Bundt pan (I used the latter). Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes for the 8x8 cake pan or 35-40 minutes in a bundt pan or until a cake tester inserted in the middle turns out clean.
  • If using a bundt pan, let it cool in a wire rack for about 10-15 minutes and then invert and cool completely. Make sure that the cake is fully cooled before you drizzle/pour the ganache on top. If not using a Bundt pan, you can let the cake cool completely in the baking dish.

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • Place the heavy cream, chocolate pieces and the liquid sweetened of your choice. Melt the chocolate using low heat and by stirring until it becomes very smooth and shiny. Remove from the heat and immediately drizzle/pour it on the cake. Use the entire content of the saucepan if you wish or if there is some left-over you can use it as a chocolate sauce for your ice cream or pancakes.

Notes

TIPS & TRICKS
The Dark Chocolate Ganache here is not dairy-free though the cake is – so if you wish for a dairy-free version, I do have a Chocolate Sauce that can work with this recipe. You can drizzle it on top of the cake as usual. Please click here for the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 153mgPotassium: 827mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 3mg
Keyword chocolate wacky bundt cake, triple chocolate cake, triple chocolate depression cake, triple chocolate wacky cake, wacky bundt cake
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