Here’s a nice recipe for a spice cake. I bet it’s good, and another non-chocolate alternative. If you remember from an earlier post, Mrs Fish was Gram’s mother’s good friend, and Gram sometimes called her Auntie Fish. My guess for this recipe is to cream the butter and sugar, add the rest, bake in a … Continue reading
Today we feature another recipe from Mrs Roueche. I think this is written by Mrs Roueche because I don’t recognize this as Gram’s handwriting. I can’t read the last word on the card: If cream is thin add a ?? Sour Cream Cake Beat together 1 egg beaten 1 cup sugar salt 1 cup sour … Continue reading
I love love love lemon cake. I made one last January for my sister’s birthday. One thing that is great about lemon cake is that it’s delicious, fresh and moist, and good for people who don’t like or can’t eat chocolate. Yes, there are in fact people who don’t like chocolate I’m sorry to say. … Continue reading
The name of this cake just makes me want to bake it. It conjures images of girls in party dresses with fluffy crinolines, gloves, glasses of punch and boys with their hair slicked down on the other side of the room. I think I’d ice this with a vanilla icing and top it maybe with … Continue reading
I assume that this is from Gram’s mother, Alice Sternberg. I don’t know much about her, but she lived with Gram’s family when she was older and suffering from glaucoma. Mother’s White Cake 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter Cream – add salt & vanilla 1 cup water 2 3/4 cups flour 3 heaping … Continue reading
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