Wacky Cake, also known as Depression Cake, was popularized during World War II when rationing certain ingredients was ...

Our Depression-era wacky cake is moist, fluffy, and chocolately, with a tender crumb, it just happens to be vegan, and it ...

Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and ...

I tried a chocolate-cake recipe with no eggs or dairy that dates back to the Great Depression. Known as "Depression cake," the penny-pinching recipe is useful now due to the high price of eggs. I didn ...

It’s a cake that goes by several names. You’ll hear it called “wacky cake,” “crazy cake” and “war cake,” but most people know it as “Depression cake,” named for its origins during the Great Depression ...

Last week I was rearranging some things in my kitchen and I came across my great-grandmother Ruth’s recipe for chocolate cake, scribbled on a yellowing index card. My middle name is Ruth, in honor of ...

Having breakfast and read the paper. I do it every day. Thursday’s paper brought me a wonderful memory. On the front page of the Food section was a picture of the Depression cake. I was taken back ...

Info: 757-378-2556. Online at culturecafeva.com. The “depression” in chocolate depression cake does not refer to its mood-altering qualities. Rather, it refers to the Great Depression, when ...

When eggs and butter were in short supply during the Great Depression, cooks turned to mayonnaise, which is essentially eggs and oil, to make this simple and delicious chocolate cake. Stirred into a ...