Wacky Cake/Depression Era Cake aka Crazy Cake

 

Right now eggs are $5.++ a dozen because of bird flu.  For bakers and breakfast businesses that's a problem. 

I happened to come across a recipe that was popular during the Depression Era for a cake that uses no eggs or milk.  Here is the recipe:

Wacky Cake

Wacky cake is made without milk or eggs and is a moist, dark, and delicious chocolate cake. A brainchild of the Depression era when ingenious cooks developed a cake that could be made without expensive and scarce ingredients. Frost with your favorite icing.

Submitted by Mary Knipe

Prep Time:

 

10 mins

Cook Time:

 

30 mins

Total Time:

 

40 mins

Servings:

 

10

Yield:

 

1 (8x8-inch) cake

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup white sugar

• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in an 8x8-inch ungreased cake pan. Make 3 depressions in flour mixture; pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour water over all, then stir with a fork until well blended.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. (allrecipes)

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No mixing bowl needed. All ingredients can be mixed in the pan.

Here are some websites to view

Southern Living Wacky Cake

Italian Chef Wacky Cake. Eight Variations

Quaint Cooking

Sweet Little Bluebird -Vanilla Crazy Cake

That's it ***

Pea Salad (short)

 I was given a bag of canned goods as a Christmas gift. You never know what you're going to get. Among the cans given were 2 cans of  Sweet Green Peas.

I wasn't familiar with the brand and sweet green peas are not on my yummy list. However, I was not going to discard them. If I didn't use them I'd give them away.

Luckily, there was a recipe on the back label. I've never had pea salad but judging from the recipe,  it contained many of the same ingredients as in potato salad, pasta salad and broccoli salad. I like all of those. 

This is the outcome of the recipe. It was delicious and I will be making it again. It doesn't hurt to try out something new...in most cases.😉

FACTOR Meals

 There are numerous meal plans out there.

I want to eat reasonably healthy but, my urge to cook sways with my mood. I visit two fast food businesses so often, they know my name or face and know what I want.   (It's not Cheers and I'm a creature of habit.)

I ordered 8 meals.

The meals are not frozen. They arrived at my front door in an insulated box

with a cold pack at the bottom of the box and one on top of the meals.

The company tries to make everything as environmentally friendly as possible. There are instructions on how to dispose of the cold packs and the box.

Each dinner is in a plastic container housed inside a cardboard sleeve with the dinner's name on the outside. 

Further information on the back gives cooking and storage instructions, nutrition facts and other pertinent information.

My first meal I microwaved as directed. It was not very palatable.

                                       BUT,

I followed the directions of a FACTOR poster and after that the meals were delicious.

 I took the meal out of the plastic tray, placed it on a heat safe plate, covered it with foil, and put it in a 375-degree preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.   

It was delicious. It tasted homemade. The portion size was more than I could finish so I covered it and put it in the fridge.

 I have enjoyed all of the meals. I have 3 more to go.  I have one more box coming and after that I will discontinue. Not because of the meals but because of budget. 

This was something I wanted to try for the new year. I did and it's done.

That's it 🍽🍽🍽