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Chocolate Depression Cake (No Eggs or Dairy)
Egg and Dairy Free Chocolate Depression Cake
This is the first time I have made this cake — but it won’t be the last. I made this on the 4th of July because we had friends over and I had nothing to serve them. I was searching online for something simple, easy, and quick. The problem was that I kept finding recipes that called for ingredients I didn’t have.
So, I searched for “cake with no milk, butter, or eggs,” and this is what came up. The recipe called for white vinegar, but I decided to use apple cider vinegar instead since I didn’t have any. You can’t even taste the vinegar, anyway.
My husband and friends loved the cake. I decided not to frost it because I didn’t have frosting and didn’t want to make any. This chocolate cake is great without it.
Why Is It Called Chocolate Depression Cake?
This recipe is also called the Chocolate Depression Cake because people had to ration their food during the Great Depression. According to Wikipedia, Depression cake is a type of cake that was commonly made during this era. The ingredients include little or no milk, sugar, butter, or eggs because the ingredients were either too expensive or too difficult to obtain.
