Rose Swirls of Old-Fashioned Heirloom Vanilla Custard Frosting Using Granulated Sugar

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Let’s go way-old-school with a classic American frosting for your lovely homemade vintage cake! This old-fashioned heirloom vanilla custard frosting has a super delicate-smooth texture with a light and lovely sweetness factor. Not overly sweet and not heavy in the least. And it’s so fun to try! Did I mention it uses regular sugar instead of powdered sugar? And I’m going to teach you how to make very simple rose swirls with it. Yay! Continue reading 

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Miss Leslie’s Boston Cake — A Delightful Vintage Sherry Butter Cake Recipe

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The slow-baked vintage Boston Cake makes a modern entrance with a sherry and orange kick! Serve it country-style with a powdered sugar sprinkle or top it with fresh berries and a delightful heirloom vanilla custard frosting. Oh yeah! Continue reading 

The Welcome Cake – A Vintage Crushed Pineapple Cake with Fluffy Boiled Frosting and a Sweet Smother Sauce

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The very retro Crushed Pineapple Cake, meant as a symbol of friendship, is frosted with old-fashioned Fluffy Boiled Frosting and dolloped with a bit of Sweet Smother Sauce made from sour cream and an exotic honey-like flower syrup. Continue reading 

Hipping up the Awesome 1930′s Helen of Troy Orange #Cake Recipe – The Cake That Launched a Thousand Ships

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A classic 1930′s comeback cake called the Helen of Troy Orange Cake! It’s a nice historic cake recipe hipped up to way-cool! It’s lookin’ pretty, popping with bright citrus flavors and it’s unique (especially if you use the blood orange option). Oh — AND it has a delicate tangerine custard filling with a dreamy tangerine cream frosting. Yeah! Continue reading 

Vintage Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe and an Amazing Group of Women Helping Women

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An easy classic pound cake made moist with sour cream and prepared vintage style in loaf pans — born from a 19th Century women’s movement established to help women in need. Continue reading 

Grandma Matson’s Sexy Cinnamon Rolls — Made 5 Ways

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Direct from Grandma Matson’s recipe box, it’s a cinnamon roll slap-down with 5 varieties of moist and tender vintage cinnamon rolls! Continue reading 

The New and Improved Mary Todd Lincoln Vanilla Almond Cake Recipe

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A rich and buttery vanilla almond cake made from scratch with fine quality ingredients just like an old-fashioned Seduction Cake — and it needs no frosting! ooohh! Continue reading 

1930 Fairy Gingerbread on Upside-Down Baking Pan

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Delightful gingerbread cookies direct from vintage recipes — and prepared by spreading the batter on the BOTTOM of your buttered cookie pan! How cool is that? Continue reading