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 [cooked-sharing] I came across this recipe a few weeks ago, and I got really excited. Why?...
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! [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the classic pamphlet, Baker’s Cut-Up Cakes, which is actually a brillant little...
by RetroRuth | Aug 16, 2017 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
So, this week we are doing a pity recipe. If you read last week’s post, you know I recently had some jaw surgery. Which wasn’t fun. At all. So I decided to make myself some cake. And I picked a beer cake, because nothing goes better with pity than beer. This is...
by RetroRuth | Jun 28, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is almost upon us, so I thought I would give you all the gift of cake. Rocket-ship cake. This is Cake Canaveral! From Birthdays And Family Celebrations, Better Homes & Gardens, 1963 [cooked-sharing] So, my friend Carolyn (of the Aspic Aquarium)...
by RetroRuth | Jun 14, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
I’ve got lots and lots of rhubarb right now in my garden, so I am trying in vain to use it all up. And though I have lots of great recipes to choose from, I wanted to whip up something new. Well, new to me anyway. These are Rosy Rhubarb Swirls! From Country Cookbook,...
by RetroRuth | Apr 12, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings
Behold! This year’s lamb. A coffee-flavored lamb cake. A man’s cake. A Man’s Cake Lamb Cake. From Personal Recipe Collection, approx 1960 This recipe, as pointed out by several wonderful readers, is a version of an early American groom's cake. To see the accompanying...
