This Vegan Lemon Raspberry Cake recipe is adapted from an old recipe I’ve had for a long time called a depression cake. Depression cakes were cake recipes created during America’s Great Depression, when many baking staples were rationed or prohibitively expensive. Thus, this cake is baked without the use of butter or milk, instead using oil and water. I did however, take the liberty of making a raspberry dairy free buttercream frosting - because I love decorating cakes. This cake is incredibly moist and held together very well when I made it in the 9 inch pans. It has a pleasant fresh flavor.