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Cranberry Cold Cake, 1941 – A Vintage Recipe Test

Cranberry Cold Cake, 1941 – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Dec 11, 2020 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts

Today we have a fun idea that changes cranberry sauce into a dessert! This is Cranberry Cold Cake! From Lilly Wallace Cookbook, 1941 I always love the red-speckled white cranberries. They look like they could be beautiful bird’s eggs. This came together really...
Beer Cheesecake, 1955 – A Vintage Recipe Test

Beer Cheesecake, 1955 – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jun 26, 2020 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts

Since last weekend was Father’s Day, I thought I would buy Tom a beer. And then put that beer in a cheesecake. This is Beer Cheesecake! Now, if you have been following our social media (mostly Facebook), you would have noticed that this recipe is yet another...
Vintage Doll Cake Test for Memorial Day, Birthdays and Bridal Showers – And Decorating Them All At Alex’s Princess Doll Birthday Party!

Vintage Doll Cake Test for Memorial Day, Birthdays and Bridal Showers – And Decorating Them All At Alex’s Princess Doll Birthday Party!

by RetroRuth | May 24, 2019 | Birthday, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Fourth of July, Holiday

How many of you have ever had a doll cake for your birthday? Or for your bridal shower?  I never had a doll cake (though I did have plenty of lambs, rabbits and even a coveted McDonald’s birthday cake), but I always loved to look at pictures of them. And for the...
Loverboy Pudding Cake,1973  – A Vintage Recipe Test

Loverboy Pudding Cake,1973 – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Feb 14, 2018 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! Who is ready for some pudding cake? This is Loverboy Pudding Cake! From Two In The Kitchen, Bisquick, 1973 This recipe comes from a fun set of pamphlets/cookbook inserts that Bisquick put out in the 70’s. The insert this recipe comes from is...
Tunnel of Sugarplum Cake, 1968 – A Vintage Christmas Recipe Test

Tunnel of Sugarplum Cake, 1968 – A Vintage Christmas Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Nov 29, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts

In honor of #fruitcakeweek on our social media, I thought I would whip up a fruitcake! Well…sort of. This is Tunnel of Sugarplum Cake! From Pillsbury's Best Flour Insert, 1968 I came across this recipe a few weeks ago, and I got really excited. Why? Cause I freaking...
Hallo Witch, 1956 – A Vintage Halloween Recipe Test

Hallo Witch, 1956 – A Vintage Halloween Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Oct 25, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts

This week we don’t have a recipe so much as a cutting and frosting challenge. Which are always the best kinds of challenges. This is Hallo Witch! This recipe is from the classic pamphlet, Baker’s Cut-Up Cakes, which is actually a brillant little pamphlet that is a...
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