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 [cooked-sharing] I always love the red-speckled white cranberries. They look like they could be beautiful bird’s eggs. This came...

Cherry Chocolate Ice Box Dessert, 1963 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Mar 7, 2018 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST

Who is ready for a huge, floofy fluffball of a dessert? This is Cherry Chocolate Ice Box Dessert! From Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers, Desserts, 1963 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Desserts Volume of the Favorite Recipes of Home Economics...

Chocolate Topping Pie, 1952–A Midcentury Recipe Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Jun 15, 2016 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Pie, The BEST

I was digging through the archives for a good pie and I came across this chocolate frosted wonder.  Since I’m making it again, I thought you guys may want the recipe as well. This is Chocolate Topping Pie! From Baker's Chocolate Advertisement, 1952 [cooked-sharing]...

No-Bake Festive Fruit Cake, 1953 – The Five Days of Vintage Fruit Cake

by RetroRuth | Dec 23, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday

This is it! The final day of The Five Days of Fruit Cake! And that is pretty funny, because we are ending this on a non-cake note. Unless you consider an icebox cake a cake. No-Bake Festive Fruit Cake Author: California Raisin Board, 1953 Ingredients 1/2 cup PET...