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 ...

Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and ...

During a time when basic ingredients were rationed, people got creative and found unique ways to put together whatever they had on hand to bake. For example, H2O was used to make water pie, a popular ...

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 ...

Indulge in this rich, moist Chocolate Depression Cake made without eggs, milk, or butter! Perfect for those with allergies or when pantry staples are low, this easy vintage recipe delivers classic ...

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 ...

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 ...

wartime cake with raisins sliced on a blue plate - Jessica Leyva Alarcon/Shutterstock Food and drink can often be a window into the past, from coffee's prevalence in American culture being largely ...