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

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

Picture this: you're rummaging through your pantry in 1933, desperate to bake something sweet for your family. You've got no ...

If you've never heard of wacky cake before, you're in for a treat. Not only is this chocolate cake rich, flavor-packed, and incredibly moist, it's also one of the easiest chocolate dessert recipes you ...

(Mass Appeal) – 75 years ago today, World War II ended. To mark this anniversary, Tinky Weisblat from TinkyCooks.com shows us how to make a “wacky cake”. During the war, many foods were rationed. This ...

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 ...

1 1/2 cups all-purpose or cake flour 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1. Preheat oven ...

Many boomers will be able to relate to Joan Bentti’s childhood recollections. “My late mother, Marion Schwabe, was so good at cooking and baking,” wrote Bentti, who lives in Greenfield. “She came from ...

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 ...