by RetroRuth | Feb 14, 2017 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Valentine's Day
I am bringing you an early post this week, because I made a pink Valentine’s Day cake! This is Sweet Story Cake! From Spry [cooked-sharing] This is a really fun cake, and I was excited to give it a try. I was doing some research on this cake, and I kept turning up all...
by RetroRuth | Feb 1, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
This week we have some cake. Some cake that didn’t quite work out. This is Neapolitan Pound Cake! From Janet Caprari, Pillsbury Bake-Off #22, 1971 [cooked-sharing] This cake is from one of my adored Pillsbury Bake-Off cookbooks. I’m telling you, if I had all the time...
by RetroRuth | Oct 26, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
This is the Halloween cake I made last year with Alex, and it turned out so well that I decided to run it again this year. This is a great quick cake to make for a party or with your little ones. And who doesn’t love an orange candy-flavored cake? The only...
by RetroRuth | Oct 12, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
To keep the theme of freaky mid-century food going, I bring you the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is funny on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking out of things. I mean, come on. Who can...
by RetroRuth | Sep 21, 2016 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
It’s apple cider time! I think I run this post every year, but this cake is seriously that good and we make it all the time. Since it is apple season here in Michigan and I am breaking out the tested and delicious apple recipes from my collection, I thought I...
by RetroRuth | Jan 27, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
If you have ever hungered for chocolate cottage cheese, then today’s recipe is for you! These are Marbled Cocoa Squares! From American Dairy Association Test Kitchen, Creative Cooking With Cottage Cheese, 1950 [cooked-sharing] All joking aside, this is actually a...
