Recipe

Depression Cakes Recipe

	Theoldprof / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago These were common during the depression in North America. My mother used to make these little treats occassionally when I was a kid, and I still can remember seeing them on the wax paper sheets cooling on the kitchen table. Prep:2m Cook:10m Servings:20	Theoldprof
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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar

4 tbsp cocoa

8 tbsp water

1 loaf unsliced stale bread (the staler, the better)

shredded coconut

Directions

Boil and stir the first 3 ingredients for about 5 minutes.

Thickly slice the bread (about 1 inch) and remove the crusts

Cut each slice into 1 inch cubic fingers

Use a fork to dip each bread finger into the chocolate mixture.

Roll each finger in the coconut.

Place on waxed paper to cool.

You will not be able to tell it's bread, if you didn't know already.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Wow great grecipe simple easy love it thanks

jo_jo_ba 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I love this, it reminds me of lamingtons, the kids would love it too I bet.

chefelaine 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Uh-huh -- the depression era...... It was truly amazing how people who were so LIMITED in what foodstuffs they were allowed to have how they made what was available taste great.
Thank you for a great recipe, Pro! FIVER :+D

22566 10 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I'm sorry that I missed this one.

Thank-you for bringing back a recipe,that I thought was long gone.

I really appreciate you sharing this,was glad to come across it.

Kind Regards

Joyce