# Chocolate Depression Cake

This is a recipe for a chocolate depression cake, which is cheap and vegan because it doesn't require milk, eggs, or butter.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 123 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon water

## Instructions

1. Combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
2. Add oil and water to the dry ingredients and mix.
3. Pour the batter into a cake pan.
4. Make the icing by mixing powdered sugar and cocoa powder with melted butter, milk and water
5. Spread the icing evenly over the baked cake.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk
- measuring cups
- oven
- cake pan
- spatula

## Tips

- The recipe is cheap and vegan.
- The icing can be made with water or milk and butter.
- Bake it in a heart-shaped pan for Valentine's Day

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT21B9B7S/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1e035370-78b7-4671-8ec3-541d31ea03ae
- Extracted: 2025-01-15

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