Working with a way-old American recipe, this country cookie dough is wrapped around fresh figgie or strawberry filling for 4-way variation on a very vintage theme. THEN we drizzle on the Sherry Icing. Holy cow! We’re reconnecting with Vintage Prairie Cakes! Bring ’em on! Continue reading
Looking for the best classic old-fashioned cream frosting for your holiday cake? We’ve got you covered in vintage cake style. And how about a holiday cake filling made with cranberries, strawberries and buttercream, oh yeah! Pure white cake and frosting elegance with a sweet double berry filling — that’s what special old-fashioned holiday celebrations are all about. Continue reading
Vintage Pioneer Skillet Cake Recipe made with sweet biscuit cake, apples, apricots, molasses, honey and cinnamon then flipped upside down for an elegant country dessert just dribbling with juices. Vintage bring it on! Continue reading
The Labor Saving Cake, otherwise known as a One Bowl Wonder, is a WWII-era recipe brought back to life with few twists and a buttery brown sugar-coconut icing that is broiled into the top of the cake. Ideal for Sunday supper or potluck events, where a homemade vintage dessert is sure to light up the room. Continue reading
This Homemade Ladyfinger Cookie Crumb recipe uses fresh-baked Ladyfinger cookies, roasted almonds and brown sugar for a sweet crumb base and wrap-around for the top cheesecake layer of the Italian Lovesong Cake. The elegant Italian Cheesecake rests gently upon a vintage Boiled Milk Cake that is frosted with a silky White Chocolate and Cream Cheese Frosting! Oh, and the top of the cake is topped with a uniquely delicate Hibiscus Custard! Continue reading
The Italian Lovesong Cake — a cake-upon-cake cake with an old-fashioned Boiled Milk Cake (Torta di Latte Caldo) on the bottom, double-decked with an elegant cheesecake (Torta di Latte Formaggio) that is wrapped in a Ladyfinger Cookie Crumb Crust, and dolloped center stage with a wildly unique Hibiscus Custard. Continue reading
Good Luck Peach Cake also served as a Remembrance Cake: Dark, rich vintage cake re-defined with fresh grated peaches, white chocolate bits, fine-chopped almonds and coconut, and served with an old fashioned Sour Cream Vanilla Frosting. Continue reading
The Casanova Charlotte…an elegant Genoese Sponge Cake filled with Heirloom Frosting, topped with Wild Blackberry Baviaran Cream and wrapped in a double fence of homemade Ladyfingers! Recipe and step-by-step photos in a 4-part series. Continue reading