This 19th-century dessert came to be when the crepes' surrounding liqueur caught fire—unintentionally flambéing the whole ...

Our Depression-era wacky cake is moist, fluffy, and chocolately, with a tender crumb, it just happens to be vegan, and it comes together in the baking pan.

Wacky Cake, also known as Depression Cake, was popularized during World War II when rationing certain ingredients was essential to support the war effort. The groundbreaking recipe, which doesn’t call ...

I shared a recipe for vanilla crazy cake last week and mentioned that I grew up making a chocolate wacky cake that was very similar. Readers asked me for the recipe ...

Looking for a new vintage dessert to show off at the party? In this video, learn how to make chocolate chip wacky cake pie, a vintage-style recipe that combines the best of both dessert worlds! Keep ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — How many of you went to the store and couldn't get milk, eggs, or butter? Well I have good news for you! In order to make this cake, you don't need any of those ingredients! If you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is a wacky cake and why does it have such a, well, wacky name? Before veganism was a thing, people made vegan cakes by ...