Depression-Era ‘Crazy Cake’ Is Made Without Eggs, Milk Or Butter
It’s been called Crazy Cake, Wacky Cake, and War Cake among other names, all with the same basic concept: a sweet dessert with no eggs, butter, or milk. While versions of it existed during WWI (hence the name “War Cake”), the Great Depression of the 1930s rebirthed it as Crazy Cake. Rich, moist, and chocolatey, this …