tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post2012376037086414964..comments2024-03-16T20:34:49.469-07:00Comments on Delightful Repast: Recession Cake - Not Quite Depression Cake - Vegan Applesauce Spice CakeJean | DelightfulRepast.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-6518244701362479252011-10-13T05:10:12.734-07:002011-10-13T05:10:12.734-07:00Erica, thanks for letting me know. I'm so glad...Erica, thanks for letting me know. I'm so glad you liked it.Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-55739246032820269502011-10-12T19:24:44.311-07:002011-10-12T19:24:44.311-07:00Hey I just wanted to report back - I ended up maki...Hey I just wanted to report back - I ended up making in a 9 x 13 glass baking dish and it turned out beautifully. So tasty! Thanks for the recipe!Ericahttp://lanstraj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-39100583593515450442011-09-30T19:04:02.353-07:002011-09-30T19:04:02.353-07:00Erica, I would think you could divide the batter b...Erica, I would think you could divide the batter between two 8-inch rounds and have two thinner layers, perfect for a layer cake. Let me know how it works for you.Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-64376523981949267282011-09-30T18:54:06.557-07:002011-09-30T18:54:06.557-07:00I only have 8in pans...can this be done or modifie...I only have 8in pans...can this be done or modified for 8 in pans?Ericahttp://www.lanstraj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-53325227116515780242011-08-24T05:50:19.445-07:002011-08-24T05:50:19.445-07:00Thanks, Jenn! I hope we never have to go through a...Thanks, Jenn! I hope we never have to go through anything close to what that generation had to. I don't think we'd handle it with nearly so much grace as they did. Rationing doesn't sound like much fun either!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-29548565586632481452011-08-23T21:10:14.937-07:002011-08-23T21:10:14.937-07:00I love this cake! Too bad it's named after su...I love this cake! Too bad it's named after such a low time in America's history - but what a great way to show how we can overcome certain obstacles. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976547731498214442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-70958686492087990342011-08-22T20:32:12.908-07:002011-08-22T20:32:12.908-07:00Yes, I think we can make a lot of things with a lo...Yes, I think we can make a lot of things with a lot less fat (and sugar) than called for! (I love banana bread.)Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-55338202674763584742011-08-22T19:43:49.552-07:002011-08-22T19:43:49.552-07:00I started using applesauce instead of oil in banan...I started using applesauce instead of oil in banana bread, makes it so much lighter.Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-12671962201490600482011-08-22T05:46:42.254-07:002011-08-22T05:46:42.254-07:00Thank you, Grant! Perhaps one day you'll do a ...Thank you, Grant! Perhaps one day you'll do a post that includes a bit about your parents' Great Depression/WWII experience and how it affected their life choices?Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-9634524583054190862011-08-21T19:14:14.783-07:002011-08-21T19:14:14.783-07:00Hi Jean,
Looks delicious! But let's hope we d...Hi Jean,<br /><br />Looks delicious! But let's hope we don't need too many of these 'recession cakes'...<br /><br />My parents came through the war and the depression, and while the starvation they experienced during those times definitely affected their food decisions throughout the rest of their lives, they never had specific recipes that were obviously influenced by those hard Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-37885015488060286402011-08-21T05:55:24.068-07:002011-08-21T05:55:24.068-07:00Thank you, Angie! I'd like a slice right now, ...Thank you, Angie! I'd like a slice right now, too. Good thing it's so quick and easy to make!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-88639976278460081522011-08-21T01:20:17.778-07:002011-08-21T01:20:17.778-07:00I really didn't know there's such a thing ...I really didn't know there's such a thing called "depression cake". I meant..cake is usually something sweet, comforting and satisfying.<br />Your applesauce cake looks very pretty and so inviting that I want a large slice now.<br />AngieAngie's Recipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978978261098754954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-32919330033591515032011-08-20T10:00:34.350-07:002011-08-20T10:00:34.350-07:00Thanks, Ana! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!Thanks, Ana! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-52095297480029268152011-08-20T09:46:14.261-07:002011-08-20T09:46:14.261-07:00This looks amazing! I'm always looking for veg...This looks amazing! I'm always looking for vegan-friendly desserts (I made a vegan dark-chocolate zucchini bread yesterday) this is definitely something I'll be making. GFC'd you! ;)Anahttp://www.she-said.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-14359948739314963312011-08-19T13:22:53.025-07:002011-08-19T13:22:53.025-07:00Thanks! I'm enjoying taking pictures of food. ...Thanks! I'm enjoying taking pictures of food. Seems like that's all I ever take pictures of!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-8342064923519287192011-08-19T13:00:44.110-07:002011-08-19T13:00:44.110-07:00LOVE the look of this! The texture looks perfect a...LOVE the look of this! The texture looks perfect and it looks like such a comforting little cake. Gorgeous recipe and photos too :)Sashquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233936866098743933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-64338323849974645042011-08-19T08:34:10.229-07:002011-08-19T08:34:10.229-07:00Hi, Sully! Yes, it is *very* moist. Nothing worse ...Hi, Sully! Yes, it is *very* moist. Nothing worse than dry cake. About the powdered sugar: I sifted about 3 teaspoons over the *entire* 10-inch round cake. So if you ate a 3-inch slice like in the photo, you would be getting about 1/4 teaspoon--not even a bleep on your sugar quota radar! Thank you for your encouragement to "lean on the narrative side ... a little more." It takes a whileJean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-17858381354997933372011-08-19T08:23:45.064-07:002011-08-19T08:23:45.064-07:00Oh, I was gonna crack wise, but Judy beat me to it...Oh, I was gonna crack wise, but Judy beat me to it -- wise...and sad. Depression cake revisited. Blah. But I do love applesauce cake, if it's moist to the point of being a dough ball. Yes, my mother's recipe, and she grew up in the Great Depression...of 1608 in Jamestown. For some reason I've never cared for powdered sugar sprinkled on anything. I think that it's because I Thomas "Sully" Sullivanhttp://www.thomassullivanauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-53109831355590879332011-08-19T08:08:50.811-07:002011-08-19T08:08:50.811-07:00Thanks, Richard! I hope your dad enjoys the cake. ...Thanks, Richard! I hope your dad enjoys the cake. Multi-generational households have always seemed so interesting and fun to me. (Having no living parents or children, we are "safe" saying that! LOL)Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-57957767614068388212011-08-19T08:03:01.281-07:002011-08-19T08:03:01.281-07:00My motto over the past few years is "Half is ...My motto over the past few years is "Half is the new Whole." Which can be interpreted on many levels. Having said that, for my slice, I'll take half of that delicious looking cake! My dad is vegan and is living with me and my wife at the moment so this is perfect. Back in the Depression, families often lived together to make ends meet and apparently, they are in todays economy too.Richard Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494596390059317306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-87843300790792874622011-08-19T07:05:49.696-07:002011-08-19T07:05:49.696-07:00Yes, Judy, I doubt that our current society could ...Yes, Judy, I doubt that our current society could handle a depression as well as that generation did. As a whole, they had an unmatched strength and character. I just hope, if we have a depression, I won't whine too much!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131812739348646014.post-33336286985422250272011-08-19T06:44:08.687-07:002011-08-19T06:44:08.687-07:00What an interesting post! I think if you'd wai...What an interesting post! I think if you'd waited a month or two you could have called it Depression Cake - but let's hope not. One thing people had going for them during the Great Depression was 'community.' Now, very few people know their neighbors and many don't know how to do simple things like gardening, preserving, doing without, etc. Both of my parents grew up during Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.com