by RetroRuth | Mar 29, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, The BEST
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...
by RetroRuth | Mar 28, 2013 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, The BEST
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...
by RetroRuth | Mar 27, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings
It’s Lamb Cake time again!!! I know everyone thinks that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but I think Easter might be my favorite time for sweets. I do love those lamb cakes! So, from now until Easter I am going to be posting some excellent tested...
by RetroRuth | Mar 20, 2013 | Beans, Hello Jell-O, Side Dishes & Salads
Let’s see a show of hands: Who out there likes canned baked beans? I have to admit that I do enjoy baked beans, even of the canned variety. And I can understand adding a few ingredients to a can of baked beans to perk up the flavor, which is very common in mid-century...
by RetroRuth | Mar 13, 2013 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Hooray for cookies! This week we are making a little recipe I found in a community cookbook from 1970 called, “Cooking in Circles.” Tom is a big fan of cookies, even more so than pie and much more so than cake. He also loves potato chips, so when I saw this recipe for...
