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 ...

(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 ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — How many of you went to the store and couldn't get milk, eggs, or butter? Well I have good news for you! In order to make this cake, you don't need any of those ingredients! If you ...

I shared a recipe for vanilla crazy cake last week and mentioned that I grew up making a chocolate wacky cake that was very similar. Readers asked me for the recipe ...

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 ...

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 ...

This cake from writer, artist and cookbook author Jessica Reed riffs on one known variously as Depression Cake, Crazy Cake and Wacky Cake. The recipes, and their histories, differ save for all ...