Crazy Cake - Success!!!

CRAZY CAKE!!!! 

           I made the Crazy Cake recipe which my grandmother submitted to that cookbook, referenced in my last post. I had to guess at oven temperature and pan size since it wasn't included in the recipe, then I started at the beginning (always the best place to start) by pre-heating my oven to 350 degrees, greasing and flouring an 8x8 square baking pan and collecting my ingredients.  I mixed the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa together. Then I added my wet ingredients one at a time, stirring after each addition and ending with the egg (the batter ended up nice and thick).  I spread the batter in the pan and you know what? It looked like I guessed correctly on the size, so  I popped the pan into the oven and set a timer for 30 minutes.  

        When the timer went off and I opened the oven, my first impression was that it looked awesome (It was pretty perfect looking) and it smelled good.  When I pulled it out and gently pressed on the top of the cake, it felt firm and I was confident it was completely cooked. I sat the pan on top of a wire rack for it to cool. Eventually, I cut into the cake and put a corner slice on a plate for myself. The cake was nice and moist and was completely baked, so I was spot on, on the baking time and the pan size (Go Me!!!).  Before I taste tested and just for fun, I actually used a measuring tape to see how tall/thick the cake had gotten and it was two inches.    

        Now, to the actual taste testing. Like I said, the cake was nice and moist.  I thought the flavor was so-so and it wasn't very, sweet. That said, I was okay with the fact that it wasn't super sweet. I had just hoped for a little more flavor. I didn't do a frosting on the cake, because I wanted to try it without.  I think it would be good with frosting. Because it's not overly sweet, a thick, sweet frosting would be fine.  Warmed, it would be a great vehicle for a scoop of ice cream, custard or mousse.  

        Overall, I was pleased with "Crazy Cake".  Would I make it again? Yes.  Would I try adding a little more flavor and/or experiment with different flavors like mocha or peppermint? Yes. Can you now try "Crazy Cake" because the 8x8 pan and 30 minutes at 350 degrees worked? Yes. I'd love to hear how it turns out of you make it. 

Pics below.