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Yvonne Ruperti, recipe developer extraordinaire, is tempting you into the kitchen with a uniquely simplified approach to baking. ONE BOWL BAKING: Simple, from Scratch Recipes for Delicious Desserts, shows how to create beautiful, delicious, and wholesome desserts from scratch using just one bowl. Perfect for people who love the convenience and ease of a mix but want to do it with 100% homemade quality and gourmet results.
ONE BOWL BAKING is all about simplifying baking – not by using cake mixes, but by eliminating extra steps, extra appliances, and extra bowls. No electric mixers, no food processors, or other fancy equipment required. It’s for those who are busy, but still want to bake from scratch. And most of the recipes can even be assembled and in the oven in 15 minutes or less. Some don’t even require a bowl – they’re mixed directly in the pan!
Like this Wacky Cake. No eggs, no butter, no milk – just pure awesomeness. I actually messed up another pan because I wanted complete individual portions so I made the recipe in my Good Cook Dessert Bar Pan, but it was simple and easy I had it whipped up in no time to indulge in for the first game of the Cowboys season.
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FIVE-MINUTE CHOCOLATE WACKY CAKE
Makes a 9×9 inch cake
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 teaspoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups water
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Directions
Make sure your oven rack is in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°. Grease/spray a 9×9 inch square pan.
Put the dry ingredients in the pan and mix until completely combined. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour the oil, vinegar and vanilla into it.
Drizzle the water over the whole pan, and then mix until completely combined. Make sure the inside edges of the pan are cleaned off with a spatula.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until just firm and a toothpick comes out of the center with moist crumbs.
Cool on a rack, serve warm or at room temperature. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
*NOTE – my Wacky Cup Cakes were are a little lighter in color than your cake will be because I didn’t quite have ⅔ cup left of cocoa in my pantry when making this (I remedied that by going to Sam’s Club this week
I love one bowl baking. Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best!
I love recipes with very little prep! That cake looks so good too!
I'll have to try this. I don't think I've ever made a cake without egg.
Sounds like my kind of recipe, the easier and less mess the better.
Now this is my kind of baking..quick, easy and yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Less dishes to wash! I remember my first "wacky" cake and how I thought it wouldn't work.
This sounds awesome, totally going to pick a copy up!
Having less to wash doesn't sound "wacky" at all, to me. 🙂 Yum!
Those look delicious. And, I really like the one dish idea!
That cake sounds just wacky enough to try. I really like the idea behind it!
This look great and I can't believe they're so easy! One Bowl Baking is definitely up my alley.
The little cakes look so cute. I love being able to cook from scratch when I can.
Looks so yummy and sounds so simple to make!
I love simple recipes but don't like most mixes. I have never heard of adding vinegar before…interesting!
5 minute chocolate cake? I am all about that. The whole book sounds like a great idea. One of the reasons I hate baking is because of all the mess, but one bowl I could handle.
This is too easy not to make
I think I would bake a lot more if it were simplified like this!
Love less mess!! Plus one bowl seems easier!
I love one bowl baking recipes. Dishes is the worst part of baking for me.
Love how simple it is to make!
Love how easy these are!
Ooh sounds easy & looks delicious!
Gotta love the name!! Wacky cakes!
Sounds neat. The simpler the better (for you!).
I need this cookbook!
Those look so moist. I am on a bit of a baking spree so I may need to whip up a batch this week.
One bowl baking is truly the best isn't it? So easy to do and barely any mess (even for this messy baker). This book is deifentley is going on my Christmas list for this year.
Um, love that you can make it in five minutes.
This book is right up my alley. I am going to see if the library has it.