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 ...

My new favorite cake has a judgy name. “It’s called lazy daisy cake,” my friend Ursula Reshoft-Hegewisch said as she handed ...

This wacky cake is a chocolate cake from the depression era. This traditional cake recipe holds a special place in many kitchens because it reminds us of simpler times. The fact that it uses ...

Amid the shortages and economic turmoil, bakers got creative with a recipe known as "Depression cake" or "wacky cake," a chocolate cake made without eggs or dairy products. With egg prices soaring ...

Another Depression-era delight that utilizes no eggs, but still yields a light, flavorful cake. This spice cake is flavored ...

I tried 'Depression cake,' a recipe from the Great Depression with no eggs or dairy. It's my new favorite dessert.

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 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 ...