Retro Recipes Tested Here!
If you are looking for a lovely lamb cake with a soft, light texture and a great crumb, then I suggest this cake! This recipe came from a 1968 issue of Mail Box News from Maid of Scandinavia, and it is excellent. Look at how delicious this looks! The cake is moist with a good level of sweetness. It is also the most “cake-like” of all the lamb cakes we made. Print Nun’s Golden Butter Cake A great lamb {Read More}
This lamb cake is very, very good. It has a caramel and butter flavor and is dense but moist. It also has a great pound cake texture! This recipe was sent in by Natalie Pope, and it has been made successfully by the Pope Family for many, many years. And we can see why! This was Tom’s favorite cake from among the top lamb cakes, and the only one he ate down to the ears. Here you can see the {Read More}
If you are looking for a light, bouncy lamb cake with a good texture that pairs well with coconut, this is the cake for you! This recipe comes from Martha K. She was a total sweetheart and sent the lamb cake recipe that was originally included with the vintage Renalde lamb cake mold. 4.5 from 2 reviews Print Renalde Lamb Cake The recipe that came with the original Renalde lamb cake mold. This makes a springy, sturdy cake with {Read More}
Hello all!!! I am super-hungry for doughnuts this week, so I thought I would dig into the archives and pull out this great gem for some homemade banana doughnuts. This post originally ran in March of 2011, and it was so good I have made these several times since. Just a tip, leftover slightly stale banana doughnuts make killer French toast! This week we have a fun Mid-Century Menu for you! We are cooking out of Better Living Thru Good {Read More}
What would a mid-century Christmas cookie plate be without some spritz cookies? I was thrilled when I found this recipe for Snowflake Spritz in the April 1969 issue of Mail Box News because…well…I have this vintage cookie gun…. It’s the Cookie-Chef Trig-A-Matic Pastry Gun. Isn’t that the best name ever? When I say it I feel like Ralphie telling Santa what BB gun he wants for Christmas. And let me tell you, this Cookie-Chef is awesome. Any excuse I can {Read More}
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