Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumDepression era chocolate cake that happens to be vegan (no milk-butter or eggs)
It looks very chocolately.
http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/01/chocolate-wacky-depression-cake-recipe/
cbayer
(146,218 posts)Did not know the origins, though.
It's pretty darn delicious!
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)as a layer cake--only in a square pan.
Texasgal
(17,045 posts)Thank you!
It's tough to make a cake without eggs and such. Thank you so much for sharing!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I would use white vinegar, btw...
vinegar brings out high notes of chocolate and makes a big difference in flavor, I have added it to all my chocolate baking recipes.
Warpy
(111,261 posts)and a cake without eggs needs all the help it can get!
Warpy
(111,261 posts)since all that stuff was rationed while in the Depression it wasn't. Anyone with a job could afford to make the real thing until the war started and eggs & dairy disappeared.
Lugnut
(9,791 posts)It's so simple to make, too. It's a dense very chocolatey cake that will thrill your taste buds and stay moist for several days. I frost mine with Peanut butter frosting. Yummy!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)My family had some Depression era recipes that didn't use baking powder or soda. The one for pound cake was delicious and it was what I had growing up. I found it online, the only difference is that we added vanilla:
TRUE SOUTHERN POUND CAKE
2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
2 c. plain flour (do not use self-rising or baking powder)
6 eggs
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour and lemon juice. Pour into Bundt pan.
Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees, then bake 5 minutes at 375 degrees.
From COOKS.COM
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)I'm gradually going vegan. This sounds delicious!