Chocolate Depression Cake - No Milk, Eggs or Butter
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Chocolate Depression Cake - No Milk, Eggs or Butter
Description
This cake uses pantry staples to create a chocolate dessert without milk, eggs, or butter, recalling resourceful baking during difficult times. Dry ingredients—flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, and salt—are mixed directly in a greased pan, then separated wells hold vinegar, vanilla, and oil before water is poured over all, ensuring proper chemical reactions for leavening. Whisking thoroughly combines ingredients for smooth batter.
Baked at 350°F until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, it produces a moist, tender chocolate cake with a fine crumb. After cooling, the cake is frosted with a chocolate frosting of choice, which can be a buttercream or other complementary topping. Rainbow sprinkles add an optional decorative touch, making the cake suitable for celebrations or everyday dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- chocolate frosting of your choice
- Rainbow sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease an 13x9 pan with butter.
- In the greased pan, combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Whisk lightly with a fork or small whisk to combine.
- Make two small wells on the sides and 1 large well in the middle of the dry ingredients.
- Pour the vinegar and vanilla into the small wells then pour the oil in the big well, if they spill over the wells that's perfectly okay.
- Pour the water over the top and whisk again to combine thoroughly.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Frost the cake with your choice of chocolate frosting. Our 5-Minute Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is wonderful with this cake!
- Optional; sprinkle rainbow sprinkles on top.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 216kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 228mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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