How scarcity transformed baking into a vegan raisin spice cake
In short: This video explores the history of the cake known as Canadian War Cake, Depression Cake, or Hoover Cake. It demonstrates how recipes evolved during periods of global conflict and economic hardship to exclude common staples like eggs, butter, and milk.
The recipe featured is a vegan raisin spice cake sourced from the 1939 Elmvale Community Cook Book. It relies on vegetable shortening rather than butter and uses water instead of milk to create a sponge.
Known by various names including Hoover Cake, this dish reflects the necessity of making do during the difficult years of the Great Depression and the hardships of wartime. The process involves boiling raisins with sugar and spices before mixing them with flour and baking soda.
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