This Chocolate Cake Recipe Is From The Great Depression Era And Requires Very Few Ingredients To Make
As the cost of grocery items like eggs and butter continues to rise, people are beginning to look for recipes that don’t require those ingredients but still make delicious dishes.
It might sound hard to believe, but there’s a dessert recipe from the Great Depression era with little to no eggs, milk, or butter that people online claim is absolutely delicious.
‘Chocolate Depression Cake’ is a chocolate cake recipe that has taken the internet by storm. The recipe originated after the Stock Market Crash of 1929 when families had to stretch their grocery budgets and ration ingredients like eggs, butter, and milk.
People are now rediscovering the nifty cake recipe and loving its taste and cost-effectiveness.
Thankfully, TikTok food creator Reen (@eatwithreen) has made a recipe video for chocolate depression cake so you can try it at home!
Chocolate Depression Cake
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
Chocolate Frosting (optional)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: substitute milk and butter with 2-3 tablespoons of hot water
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Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and get all of your cake ingredients together. Add your dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk them together.
Then add your vanilla extract, white vinegar, vegetable oil, and water and mix until everything is combined and you have a smooth cake batter.
Pour your cake batter into an 8×8 baking dish and transfer the dish into the oven to bake for 30-35 minutes. You’ll know your cake is done when you stick a toothpick in the center, and it comes out clean!
While your cake is baking, you can prepare the frosting! Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk them together until you get a creamy frosting consistency.
Once your cake is out of the oven and cooled, you can frost it with that lovely rich frosting, and you’re all set!
“It’s surprisingly good for how simple it is,” says Reen.
This cake is perfect if you’re craving something sweet and only want to use a few staple pantry items. Bake it for yourself or your loved ones, and enjoy!
You can view the original TikTok video here.
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