Lizzie’s Vintage Cherry Cake Recipe using Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Maraschino Cherry Cake Slice by the river Bake This Cake

Road trip from the city to the country for a homecoming BBQ! Time to bake a very vintage Maraschino Cherry Cake using a turn-of-the-century recipe and our very own homemade maraschino cherries! (though you can try it with store-bought maraschino cherries too!) Continue reading

River House Whipped Cream Cake Recipe

Whipped Cream Cake on milk glass plate by wooden chair BakeThisCake recipe Photo by LifeForcePhotoscom

Our Vintage Whipped Cream Cake recipe is a simple and delicate holiday cake filled with a sweet filling of pureed cranberries, strawberries and buttercream (that we call Berry-Berry Filling). It’s frosted in classic style with an old-fashioned silky Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting. What could be more charming for your holiday festivities than a simple and elegant homemade classic? Continue reading

About the Author

Leslie Macchiarella photo by Julie Macchiarella

Los Angeles Lawyer, Writer, Vintage Cake Baker, Mom to 3 teens, keeper of 3 dogs, 3 cats and 2 turtles and Author of Bake This Cake — bringing vintage cakes to the modern table, Member of Culinary Historians of Southern California, eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters, Slow Food USA and Food Bloggers Los Angeles FBLA. Continue reading