AOL: Meet Wacky Cake: The Genius Depression-Era Recipe That Stands the Test of Time
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 ...
Meet Wacky Cake: The Genius Depression-Era Recipe That Stands the Test of Time
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 ...
Doris Porter of Baltimore was looking for a recipe for "Wacky Cake." It was in a cookbook compiled in the 1950s by her daughter's fourth-grade class and, sadly, she has lost it. While she has come ...
"Wacky cake is made without milk or eggs and is a moist, dark, and delicious chocolate cake," says Allrecipes member Mary Knipe. "A brainchild of the Depression era when ingenious cooks developed a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. chocolate cake served on table - Michelle Bottalico/Tasting Table What is a wacky cake and why does it have such a, well, wacky ...
*Wacky cake is a type of dessert that became popular during the Great Depression and World War II, when food shortages and rationing forced home bakers to find substitutes for ingredients like eggs, ...
Want to impress everyone with a delicious cake but don't have hours to spend in the kitchen? With this collection of easy cake recipes, you can skip the complicated steps but still get the sweet and ...