Best Butterless Eggless Milkless War Or Deprssion Cake Recipes

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EGGLESS MILKLESS BUTTERLESS CAKE



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This is a spice type cake. It is from the depression era or war time rationing.

Provided by Kathy Thurston

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Spice Cake Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 ½ cups water
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8 or 9 inch square cake pan.
  • In a saucepan over medium high heat combine; the sugar, shortening, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, salt, raisins, and water bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add the flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 244.2 mg, Sugar 23.9 g

EGGLESS, MILKLESS, BUTTERLESS SPICE CAKE



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I found this recipe in the newspaper twenty years ago. I was impressed by the author's stories about life in the homefront during WWII so I decided to try this recipe. It was very good even without the allspice.

Provided by Evamyth

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 1 square pan

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup water (approximately)

Steps:

  • Stir together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, spices and salt.
  • Cream sugar, oil, lemon juice and vanilla.
  • Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, a little at a time, alternating with up to 1 cup of water.
  • Mix briskly with fork until thoroughly blended.
  • Pour into lightly greased and floured 8 or 9 inch square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
  • Let cool in pan.

GRANDMA'S DEPRESSION CAKE



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This is an eggless, milkless, butterless cake. " A delicious spiced cake that's easy on the budget". I found this recipe in the "Guideposts" magazine (August 2009 issue). The recipe was part of a wonderful article with the same title written by Rosemary Marbach.

Provided by nuts about music

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 1 cake, 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups dark raisins
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons water
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Combine sugar, water, vegetable oil, raisins, and spices in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Take pan off heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
  • Dissolve baking soda and salt in 2 teaspoons of water and add to raisin mixture (it will foam).
  • Blend in the flour and baking powder. Mix well.
  • Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch square pan and bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick unserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let cake cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

EGGLESS, MILKLESS, BUTTERLESS CAKE IV



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This is a dark cake, moist and spicy with raisins. It is also known as Wartime Cake.

Provided by Jan Wood

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup brown sugar
1 ¼ cups water
1 cup raisins
⅓ cup shortening
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, raisins, shortening, nutmeg and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
  • In a large bowl, combine the raisin mixture with the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.2 calories, Carbohydrate 60.6 g, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 338.5 mg, Sugar 34.7 g

BUTTERLESS, EGGLESS, MILKLESS - WAR OR DEPRSSION CAKE



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Yes... you read this correctly! NO Butter, Egg or Milk! But it is still a good sweet treat! Magic from those old time cooks!

Provided by Colleen Sowa

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 14

CAKE BATTER
2 c sugar
1 tsp ginger
2 c water
1 c lard
1 tsp cloves
2 c raisins
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
ICING
2 c powdered sugar
1/3 c water

Steps:

  • 1. Mix together the sugar, spices, water, lard and raisins in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for one minute, let cool. Add flour and baking soda and mix together well. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan or loaf pan. Bake for one hour at 325F. To test for done, place a straw or a toothpick into the cake, if it comes out clean, then it is done. Remove from oven, let cool upside down until sides pull away from the pan.
  • 2. Put Icing ingredients into small sauce pan. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes. When cooled. Ice cake. *** You can add lemon juice instead of water or add a little vanilla or almond flavoring.

WW2 WAR CAKE



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An eggless, almost fatless, milkless cake, very aptly named - it was popular during wartime shortages. It is dense and delicious uniced. For those who yearn for a good cake, but must resist fat, this will do it.

Provided by Naomi Schoenfeld

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1 cup raisins
2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons margarine
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Steps:

  • Place the brown sugar, water, raisins.
  • oil, cinnamon, and cloves in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Cook gently for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let cool until the mixture is comfortably warm to your finger.
  • While the mixture is cooling, preheat t he oven to 350F.
  • Grease and flour an 8x4-inch baking pan.
  • Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Add them to the cooled sugar mixture, beating until no drifts of flour are visible and the batter is smooth.
  • Stir in the walnuts.
  • Spread evenly in the baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a broomstraw inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack to cool completely.
  • Notes: For a good glaze, even if it is a 90's addition, save back a bit of the hot spiced water.
  • Mix with confectioner's sugar, a drop of vanilla, and a pinch salt. Glaze the cake while hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.4, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 137.7, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 20.1, Protein 2.2

EGGLESS,BUTTERLESS,MILKLESS CAKE



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You can cook the ingredients one day and make cake the next,if you wish.Just refrigerate until ready to add soda & flour.When this cake is covered & allowed to store for a couple days,it becomes moist ad delicious.Your house will smell wonderful!

Provided by Chef 920429

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups brown sugar
2 cups hot water
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
4 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/2 teaspoon clove
3 cups flour

Steps:

  • Place all in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Add 2 teaspoons soda,dissolved in 1 tablespoons lukewarm water.
  • Add flour.
  • Bake 1 1/2 hours in loaf pan at 350*.

GRANDMA'S EGGLESS, BUTTERLESS, MILKLESS CAKE



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You can get a moist chocolate cake without eggs, butter, or milk thanks to this recipe, tested by Grandma and approved by all who try it.

Provided by Tina Demasi-Lemons

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Sheet Cake Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
⅔ cup vegetable oil
2 cups water
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients together.
  • Combine all the wet ingredients together in another bowl.
  • Pour the liquid ingredients all at once into the dry ingredients, and beat until smooth.
  • Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 20-25 minutes. Let cool in pan. When cool sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 239.7 calories, Carbohydrate 39.3 g, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 195.6 mg, Sugar 22.4 g

EGGLESS, BUTTERLESS, MILKLESS CAKE



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Make and share this Eggless, Butterless, Milkless Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bev. E.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350.
  • Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan.
  • In med.
  • mixing bowl; combine flour, sugar, cocoa and mix well.
  • In small bowl with wire whisk gradually beat water with mayonnaise until evenly combined; stir in vanilla.
  • Then pour this mixture into dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Spoon into prepared pans.
  • Bake 45- 50 minutes or until center springs back.
  • Cool cake for 10 minutes.
  • Then remove from pan and cool completely on baking rack.
  • When cool place on cake plate and dust with powdered sugar.

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