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adesimo1 t1_j1bi9ar wrote

Reply to comment by HackMeBackInTime in TIL about Wacky cakes, (AKA crazy cakes), which were created as the result of rationing during World War II, and which are unique in that unlike many pastries and desserts, no eggs, butter or milk are used to make the cake batter. by abaganoush

Do you have a go to preferred recipe for this? Because it sounds awesome.

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HackMeBackInTime t1_j1c0ypz wrote

hmm, i can't find my recipe at the moment, but this looks almost exactly like it. I've seen recipes that just use water in the sauce, but mine used milk (this one has some cream) and i find that really adds to the texture of the sauce. there's also many recipes that use maple syrup if you wish to fancy it up a bit more.

for me the important thing is a recipe where you first put the sauce in the baking pan and carefully pour the batter on top so that the sauce bubbles up into the cake as it cooks.

https://www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/378-traditional-pouding-chomeur

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