Cockeyed Cake With Maggie’S Sugar Topping (Wacky Cake, Crazy Cake, Dump Cake)

• For the cake:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, any kind
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 5 tablespoons neutral oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cold water
• For Maggie's sugar topping:
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at warm room temperature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
• Optional: "As much as you want or have" of walnuts, almonds, or coconut. Or all three.

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0 F. Butter an 8- by 8-inch cake pan and line with a parchment paper sling. Butter the paper.
2. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into a medium-sized bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour over the cold water. Whisk well until smooth and combined.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and set a timer for 25 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, prepare the sugar topping.
5. In a small bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar, cream or milk, and any optional ingredients until smooth.
6. When the timer goes off at 25 minutes, pull the cake out of the oven and spread the topping all over the hot surface. Return the cake to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and set the pan on a rack. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then use the sling to remove the cake from the pan. Let cool completely.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/57918-cockeyed-cake-with-maggie-s-sugar-topping-wacky-cake-crazy-cake-dump-cake (may not work)