Are you looking for dessert recipes without eggs? This is a recipe to make a chocolate cake without eggs. This is a great eggless dessert recipe.

It has been called a depression cake, wacky cake or crazy cake. There are no eggs, no milk and no butter in the cake recipe.

This is an egg-free recipe. If you are baking without eggs or looking for an Egg less cake recipe – you need to try this recipe!

Most of you know that I homeschool my boys. They are in 3rd grade and Kindergarten. A few days ago we were learning about the war and how there was a Great Depression. I was trying to explain to my son that during that time people didn’t have a lot of food – it was rationed.

I think that is something that is very hard for a 5 year old to imagine since our fridge and pantry are usually pretty full. I remembered reading about how there was a cake that our grandparents probably made because it didn’t contain eggs or milk. These were items that were scarce during that time.

 

 

We decided to make this cake – even though the ingredients sounded weird. It has vinegar in it! The person that invented it was a genius to be able to create a recipe that actually tasted like a cake with the little ingredients they had in the house.

I live at almost 8,000 feet, so many times my cakes sink or are as dense as a rock. But this recipe was awesome. It didn’t sink and it was moist and tasted great! You can use any frosting recipe on the cake or just sprinkle some powdered sugar on it.

This is a great recipe if you can’t have eggs or milk. Or if you really want a chocolate cake and you don’t have eggs. You can also turn these into egg free cupcakes.

 

 

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Chocolate Cake Recipe Without Eggs

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon. baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon. white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon. pure vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup oil
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease an 8×8 pan.
2. In a bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
3. Create 3 dips in the dry mixture. Make 2 small and one large indent. In 1 small indent put the vinegar, in the other small indent add the vanilla, and in the large hole add the oil. (You don’t want those liquids to touch yet.)
4. Pour the water all over the mixture and mix well. Pour into the 8×8 pan and bake for about  30-35 minutes. It is done when you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean.

That’s it! It is super easy and uses very few ingredients. I know these are ingredients I always have in my house. If you want to make a 9×13 cake you can just double the recipe.

Optional Chocolate Icing Recipe

• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ – ¾ cups powdered sugar

In a microwave safe bowl add the chips, butter, and milk. Microwave for about 30 seconds. Whisk it to make it smooth. (You can add it back for 10-second intervals if it is not smooth.)

Add powdered sugar and mix well. Frost your cake while the icing is still warm so it’s easier to spread – but make sure your cake is cooled so the icing doesn’t fall off 🙂

 

Yield: 12

Chocolate Cake Recipe Without Eggs

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This eggless chocolate cake recipe is an easy dessert recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon. baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon. white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon. pure vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup oil
• 1 cup water

Chocolate Icing Recipe

• Chocolate Icing Recipe
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ – ¾ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease an 8×8 pan. (You can also use a 9x9 pan.)
2. In a bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
3. Create 3 dips in the dry mixture. Make 2 small and one large indent. In 1 small indent put the vinegar, in the other small indent add the vanilla, and in the large hole add the oil. (You don’t want those liquids to touch yet.)
4. Pour the water all over the mixture and mix well. Pour into the 8×8 pan and bake for about  30-35 minutes. It is done when you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean.
5. Cool the cake completly before adding the icing.

Icing Recipe Instructions

1. In a microwave-safe bowl add the chips, butter, and milk. Microwave for about 30 seconds. Whisk it to make it smooth. (You can add it back for 10-second intervals if it is not smooth.)
2. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Frost your cake while the icing is still warm so it’s easier to spread – but make sure your cake is cooled so the icing doesn’t fall off.

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