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
Transform bread crusts into an elegant party tiramisu cake in the style of the french opera cake drizzled in dark chocolate coffee syrup. Oh yeah! Continue reading
Delicate and bright homemade cherry frosting for our lovely vintage maraschino cherry cake! Just the palest pink — like a pretty pale-pink rose, whipped together with buttercream and our homemade maraschino cherry syrup FROM our luscious homemade cherries. Yes way! We’re also whipping up a special cherry meringue filling for this cake that you COULD try with some slow food time on your hands. Otherwise, frost the top and bottom vintage style with the simple frosting recipe! A perfect barbecue party cake or for a cute vintage party cake! Continue reading
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
There’s nothing more loving than a gift from the kitchen! We baked up some old-fashioned Banana Nut Bread love, wrapped it perrty and sent it off with a smile. Now we’re sharing our 1930’s style recipe with you so that you can craft a gift of love from your own special kitchen with easy step by step photo directions. Continue reading
Lovely little vanilla tea cakes made moist with sour cream and baked in muffin tins or in small bread pans. Serve slices of the cake on a bed of our chilled Mango Custard or use our old-fashioned buttermilk frosting recipe to frost them vintage style. These little cuties will remind you of sunshine and all things yummy! Continue reading
White as snow vintage cake — or bright as the sunshine on your party patio! Dribble some fresh strawberries and cream over top and you’ve got a fluffy white cake that’s tender and downy just like your grandma used to make. Throw in the fact that this recipe is over a hundred years old and similar to (or better than) that airy-go-lucky Angel Food Cake and you’ll have a winning vintage cake hit on your hands! Continue reading
The Vintage Harlequin Cake! A lovely pink and chocolate and white charmer filled with delicate Strawberry Heirloom Frosting and frosted with Strawberry Whipped Cream! Short-listed for the Wow Factor, whether you use regular stacked cakes (vintage style) or go for the filled dome pans Hollywood Bowl style! Continue reading