Depression Fudge Cake Recipes

GREAT DEPRESSION CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly greased and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, set aside.
• Bring the first five ingredients to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionslly.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Blend the dry ingredients together and stir into the boiled mixture.
• Pour batter into pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

GRANDMA'S DEPRESSION CAKE

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.

MOTHER'S BEST FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine chocolate, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk and 1 egg.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens.
• Set aside and cool.
• Preheat oven to 350F and grease/flour cake pan.
• Cream together shortening and 1 cup sugar.
• Add vanilla, 2 eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, and 2/3 cup milk.
• Combine until well blended.
• Add cooked ingredients - mixing well.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

DEPRESSION FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt cocoa and butter.
• Put soda in buttermilk.
• Mix dry ingredients first and add cocoa last.
• Bake in a greased and floured 8 in.
• pan for 25 min at 350F degrees.
• -------Cocoa Frosting--------.
• Mix sugar and water.
• Add softened butter and cocoa.
• Beat until creamy.
• Add 1 tsp vanilla.
• Stir until smooth and ice cake.