by RetroRuth | Oct 14, 2015 | 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 16, 2015 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
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 would remind everyone how good...
by RetroRuth | Oct 15, 2014 | Halloween, Holiday
Who is excited for Halloween?!? In preparation for the scariest day of the year, I bring you possibly the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is hilarious on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking...
by RetroRuth | Mar 26, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
I just had to get this recipe out of the archives last week to fill a reader’s request, so I thought I would post it again so you could all see the glory of gelatin mixed with cake. This recipe was originally posted in November of 2012 after our Gelatin Contest that...
by RetroRuth | Dec 20, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday
Welcome to Day Two of the Five Days of Fruit Cake! There are many, many reasons why I picked today’s fruit cake for testing. The first reason is because it has the name “mystery” in the title. Whenever recipes have the word “mystery” or “surprise” in the title, I...
