The cake isn’t vegan because of both the ingredients you listed, there are tonnes of recipes that don’t use animal products. If you live in a country that had to ration during the world wars, you might even have a family recipe that’s vegan. If you look up “Chocolate Depression cake” (Depression as in “the great depression”, not referring to mental health), you’ll find some options.
The cake isn’t vegan because of both the ingredients you listed, there are tonnes of recipes that don’t use animal products. If you live in a country that had to ration during the world wars, you might even have a family recipe that’s vegan. If you look up “Chocolate Depression cake” (Depression as in “the great depression”, not referring to mental health), you’ll find some options.
Oh, the depression cake! I think i even heard of it somwhere some time ago
I made a depression cake during lockdown, it helped ease depression because it was surprisingly great