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 ...

As someone who loves to bake, I often find myself scrolling through social media to find new recipes to try. During one of my recent scrolls, I came across people on TikTok and Reddit making 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 ...

When times are tough, we have to find joy and deliciousness wherever we can. Our chocolate Depression cake recipe invites us ...

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 ...

The most common recipe, simply called Depression Cake, calls for raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice to create a sweet but punchy flavor. As this requires no milk, eggs or butter, it is also an ...

Even though sugar, butter and eggs were rationed during World War II, some families may have lifted their spirits by baking Depression Cake.Buster Dean/Chronicle Nancy White wrote in search of a ...

Grandpa and Grandma Potempa arrived from Poland, married and moved their family to our Indiana farm during the uncertainty of the late 1920s. My father Chester, the youngest of my grandparents’ nine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lindsey Hayes The Great Depression required home cooks to be crafty and creative with their recipes. With many ingredients scarce ...

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 ...