Snickerdoodle Depression Cake

If you love cake, you’re going to love this simple Snickerdoodle Depression Cake recipe. Every single bite is packed full of those snickerdoodle taste and flavor. If you’re craving a dessert that tastes as grandma made it, this is the one for you!

There’s no denying that this homemade cake is amazing. I’ve made this up for the family on several occasions and every single time, it’s been welcomed with open arms.

So much so that by the time I get around to taking out a piece, there are very few pieces left to enjoy. 

You can rest easy knowing that not a morsel of this cake is going to go to waste!

Don’t forget to try these Chocolate Cookies with Toffee Bits as well! So simple and tasty!

Ingredients to make Snickerdoodle Depression Cake

  • 1 ½ C flour
  • ½ C sugar
  • ½ C light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 C water

    Topping:

  • ¼ C sugar
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

How to make Snickerdoodle Depression Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×9 baking pan with pam baking spray

Using a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, cream of tartar, and kosher salt.

Make 3 depressions into the dry ingredients, 1 large and 2 small.

Add the Apple Cider Vinegar into one of the small depressions.


Add the vanilla into the other small depression.

Add the Canola oil into the big depression.


Pour the 1 C of water off the dry and wet ingredients and mix until combined.

Pour the batter into the baking pan.

Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

While the cake is baking, mix together the cinnamon and sugar topping.

Once the cake comes out of the oven, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top.

Cut and enjoy!

Snickerdoodle Depression Cake

Snickerdoodle Depression Cake

You're going to love this Snickerdoodle Depression Cake!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ C flour
  • ½ C sugar
  • ½ C light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 C water
  • Topping:
  • ¼ C sugar
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x9 baking pan with pam baking spray


    Using a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, brown sugar,
    cinnamon, baking soda, cream of tartar and kosher salt


    Make 3 depressions into the dry ingredients, 1 large and 2 small


    Add the Apple Cider Vinegar into one of the small depressions


    Add the vanilla into the other small depression


    Add the Canola oil into the big depression


    Pour the 1 C of water off the dry and wet ingredients and mix until combined


    Pour the batter into the baking pan


    Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean


    While the cake is baking, mix together the cinnamon and sugar topping


    Once the cake comes out of the oven, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top


    Cut and enjoy!

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