*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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jake Sternquist If you've never heard of wacky cake before, you're in for a treat. Not only is this chocolate cake rich, ...

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 ...

The number of emails I’ve gotten with the words “you’re invited” in the subject line has dropped drastically in the last month or so. But there it appeared in my inbox. The subject line read: “You’re ...

It’s a cake that goes by several names. You’ll hear it called “wacky cake,” “crazy cake” and “war cake,” but most people know it as “Depression cake,” named for its origins during the Great Depression ...

(Mass Appeal) – 75 years ago today, World War II ended. To mark this anniversary, Tinky Weisblat from TinkyCooks.com shows us how to make a “wacky cake”. During the war, many foods were rationed. This ...

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 ...

Having breakfast and read the paper. I do it every day. Thursday’s paper brought me a wonderful memory. On the front page of the Food section was a picture of the Depression cake. I was taken back ...

If you've never heard of wacky cake before, you're in for a treat. Not only is this chocolate cake rich, flavor-packed, and incredibly moist, it's also one of the easiest chocolate dessert recipes you ...

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 necessity during the Great Depression in the U.S., when ingredients like ...