Apie Cakes

UPDATE: We liked Apie Cakes so much we made a video about them on our YouTube channel. Be sure to leave a comment on the video about your memories of Apie Cakes, Rosenberry’s market and Pottstown! When I first read this recipe I thought it said “apple cakes” but looking again I see it says … Continue reading

Sour Milk layer Cake (Mrs Brooke Ritter)

At the end of the little booklet several of the pages were tucked in because they must have previously fallen out or been accidentally torn out. This is one that came from the back, but might have been closer to the front. Not sure. If you try this recipe, common sense tells us to combine … Continue reading

Bread Pudding Chocolate

These days when you eat out and the restaurant offers bread pudding, it is always the raisin and cinnamon kind, which I despise. However, when I was a kid, the greatest treat my mother could make for us was chocolate bread pudding. I don’t know what it was about this that made it so wonderful…probably … Continue reading

Ice Cream

This recipe for ice cream made with corn starch is missing quite a lot, namely cream and instructions. Making ice cream with corn starch is not new, clearly, but it has enjoyed a recent reappearance in gourmet kitchens because corn starch is used in the gelattos and cream desserts of other countries, such as India … Continue reading

Chocolate Cake and Creamy Chocolate Frosting

This will make you a chocolate-y cake with some creamy and smooth icing. A note on the icing. XXXX sugar is now known as confectioners sugar or icing sugar. It is sugar crushed superfine with about 3% cornstarch to prevent clumping. Secondly, this icing isn’t cooked, so beware of the fact that you are using … Continue reading