by RetroRuth | Apr 10, 2021 | Tested Recipes
Well, hello there everyone! It’s been a crazy, exhausting, emotional week here on Mid-Century Menu. But I’m here to tell you a couple of things that will be impacting the normal rhythm of this blog. Hopefully for only a few months! The social media...
by RetroRuth | Mar 26, 2021 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings
Here he is! Larry the Lamb. Larry is full of prunes and covered with soft fudge frosting, but who’s judging right? Oh, that’s right. The whole internet is judging him, aren’t they? Anyway, here is Whipped Fudge Frosting! From Rawleigh Recipe Gems,...
by RetroRuth | Mar 20, 2021 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Tested Recipes
Well, hello! This week we have a recipe that I kind of tested, but also may have had to substitute 1/3 of the ingredients for other stuff. Because that is how I prepare, apparently. This is Chocolate Prune Cake!!! From Prunes For Epicures, 35 Intriguing Recipes -...
by RetroRuth | Mar 12, 2021 | Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, Tested Recipes
Guess what time it is?? That’s right, it’s Lamb Cake Time! It’s the 10th Lambieversary of the Lamb Cake Contest! Can you believe it? The 10th year! Ten! That’s crazy and so amazing. This year we are celebrating ourselves, our ability to...
by RetroRuth | Mar 3, 2021 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Tested Recipes, The BEST
This week, we are going to make a dessert with bananas and prunes! This is Black and White Fluff! From Prunes For Epicures, 35 Intriguing Recipes - United Prune Growers of California, 1933 Now, if you don’t recognize this book, it is the book I made California...
