I know I have posted various spice cake recipes in the past, and here is another. As previously stated, I like spice cake because it isn’t the same ol’ chocolate cake. With a cream cheese or vanilla buttercream icing this would be a pleasant treat. Of course this recipe, like so many vintage recipes, assumes … Continue reading
I have to admit I do like spice cake. It’s just different from the standard chocolate and white cake, but it can be “spiced up” or left as just cake with cream cheese icing. This recipe calls for dates or raisins, but you could leave them out, substitute nuts, whatever you like. These are made … Continue reading
I don’t know if I’d call this a cake as it seems more like a muffin, but without trying it first, I’m a bit unsure. Of course, very old cakes were more like what we consider muffins or breads anyway. The oldest tradition I could find concerning a wedding cake was to pile a bunch … Continue reading
Back in the day when ink came in a fountain pen, this kind of paper was not your best friend. The ink tends to find the fibers in the paper and bleed along them. If the surface of the paper was damaged in any way the words blurred as the ink saturated the inner fibers. … Continue reading
There isn’t much better to do with your extra zucchinis than make zucchini bread. It is a delicious treat and a good way to get veggies into your kids. I prefer the zucchini very finely shredded so there are not big hunks. I find it interesting that this recipe is identified as “mine” and “my … Continue reading
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