Haley has been learning about WWI, the Stock Market crash, and the great depression. I thought it would be fun to shake up her lessons with a little baking adventure, relevant to what she was reading about in her U.S. History.
Food rationing was a serious issue for most Americans. People couldn’t rely on staple foods like milk, butter, and eggs so they had to improvise and get creative with their recipes.
The Depression Cake goes by several names, Crazy Cake, War Cake, Whacky Cake and the-like, but the recipe is missing same ingredients….no eggs, no butter, and no milk. I planned to do this activity with Haley, but she wanted to do it herself (VERY impressive)!
She found a Crazy Cake recipe online and gathered her ingredients.
She carefully measured her ingredients, double checking to make sure she didn’t leave anything out…..she wanted the family to taste-test her creation.
She mixed her batter and licked the spoon (no eggs, no worries)!
She looked at the cake and was a bit upset that there were flecks of flour, but was proud of herself for creating a family dessert all on her own!
The family LOVED it which encouraged her to try baking a new creation….hmmm, what will she cook up next? Stay tuned!