You might hear this chocolate depression cake recipe referred to as chocolate wacky crazy cake or chocolate crazy cake. that doesn't include any dairy products, eggs, or butter, like chocolate surprise cake. That seems really insane and bizarre, which is rather shocking! Baking soda and vinegar are used to make the cake rise instead of eggs.
Chocolate Depression Cake Not to be confused with depression as in "this cake will cure your depression." 😅 Depression as in The Great Depression.This Chocolate Depression Cake (also called Crazy Cake or Wacky Cake) was also born during the Great Depression, when many of us were dealing with ingredient shortages, so I figured it would be a good time to share it. There are no eggs, milk, or butter used in the making of this one-of-a-kind chocolate cake. Do you really want me to bake a cake without butter? Very "wacky," I'll admit.
The cake's ingredients are: