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 | Mar 23, 2016 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, The BEST
This year I decided to shake things up and make a chocolate lamb cake. This is Chocolate Pound Cake Lamb! This recipe is from my beloved Maid of Scandinavia Mail Box News monthly newsletters. This recipe was intended for a bunny mold, a lamb mold or several Easter...
by RetroRuth | Dec 23, 2015 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This year I had a whole plateful of 1940’s cookies planned for testing. Unfortunately, seasonal sickness had other plans. Like it usually does in our house. After I got Alex on a round of antibiotics for her ear infection, I was hurriedly able to crank out one cookie...
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...
