Pretty Easter bonnet cake with strawberry jam frosting from 1958 is a simple show stopper

This Easter cake’s pink jam frosting and red filling come from fresh berry preserves, and make a perfect addition to a white or yellow cake.

The original Rice Krispies treats recipe from 1940 & its delicious history

The original Rice Krispies treats were invented in the 1930s. By 1940, the recipe was known across the country — and their popularity has hardly waned since. Here, get the original version of the treats recipe, along with some modern variations!

These 4 old-fashioned New Year’s cake recipes are so simple and delicious: Cocoa marble, orange & more (1950)

A New Year wish you can make come true! To bake the most luscious New Year’s cakes you ever tasted, follow these four easy recipes from the ’50s.

Easy ways to make classic caramel candy at home (1958)

Found: The perfect recipe for the classic caramel candy, that everyone can enjoy making — and eating.

The best mincemeat pie traditions: 20 vintage recipes from 1850 to 1950

Here are 20 classic mincemeat recipes (used to make the holiday favorite, mincemeat pie) – as remembered through the decades.

Easy & fun paintbrush cookies deserve a comeback for your next holiday baking day (1956)

Paintbrush cookies from Betty Crocker’s 1956 promotional booklet let you paint edible designs before baking. A fun, colorful twist on traditional cut-outs.

Carnation’s famous pumpkin pie: The traditional Thanksgiving dessert recipe, step-by-step with pictures

Though many have tried, no cook has ever been able to improve upon the taste of traditional pumpkin pie. Carnation’s famous pumpkin pie recipe is a Thanksgiving classic – and we have the ’50s recipe right here.

Libby’s pumpkin pie: This famous pumpkin pie recipe is the greatest of all time

More than good, Libby’s pumpkin pie is smooth, gently spicy, and perfect! Get the classic pie you love – the original vintage recipe is right here, with our very own step-by-step photos to guide you.

Pumpkin Dream Pie: The 50s classic no-bake dessert recipe, plus a bonus gingersnap crust to try

Pumpkin dream pie is a 1950s no-bake dessert made with pudding, whipped topping, and pumpkin — simple, sweet, and ready in no time.

How to make homemade pie crust in 4 easy steps

If you want to try something new that’s actually old for Thanksgiving, try making this homemade pie crust recipe from 1950!

Old-fashioned popcorn balls: 16 delicious classic recipes, plus expert popping tips

Popcorn balls were a holiday and party favorite for decades. See how these sticky-sweet treats became a go-to homemade snack in vintage America.

Dream Whip: Look back to when this powdered whipped cream first came out in the 50s

Dream Whip topping debuted in the late 1950s, and told customers that it was low in cost and low in calories – plus that it came a box, stayed fresh on a shelf, and needed no refrigeration.

These easy Gold Rush brownies from 1951 are the chewy retro treat you didn’t know you loved

Gold Rush brownies are a chewy, egg-free dessert bar from 1951 made with chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs and sweetened condensed milk.

Delicious cherry angel food cake that’s soft, sweet & straight out of the ’50s

This fluffy cherry angel food cake benefits from having sweet chopped cherries mixed into the batter, giving this dessert a festive flair!

Festive 1950s-style Easter cakes with jelly beans & coconut

Easter cakes like these bring together all the things people used to love seeing on a holiday table: soft layers, a little citrus, and a pile of

Original Grasshopper Pie: Get this amazing recipe direct from the source, plus find out how it was invented in 1966

This original Grasshopper Pie recipe creates a delicious and refreshing no-bake dessert, made up of a chocolate mint cream filling (with alcohol) in what’s basically an Oreo crust.

Vintage Lucky Clover St Patrick’s Day cake that keeps things simple – but delicious (1950)

No luck needed to bake this deliciously vintage Lucky Clover St Patrick’s Day cake! This recipe from 1950 promised to be tall, dark and delicious.

Weird retro ways to serve pineapple (and a few good ideas, too) from the 1940s-90s

From meat glazes to unique salads and totally vintage-style jello molds, the most iconic tropical fruit can make itself useful in so many ways. Here are some weird – and some good – retro ways to serve pineapple.

Hot chocolate: 15 delicious vintage cocoa recipes

Raise your glass for some warm and wonderful classic hot chocolate recipes from across the years! Try cocoa mixtures with a variety of flavors and even some international flair.

The ultimate guide for making perfect fudge like your grandma used to make PLUS 14 famous & delicious fudge recipes

You might remember some of these popular fudge recipes from your childhood. We encourage you to try at least one this year (or try them all)!

These 200+ cute old-fashioned Christmas cookie decorating ideas make a case for simplicity

These 44 kid-friendly Christmas cookie decorating ideas evoke the cozy charm of vintage traditions. Baking fun for the entire family!

Old-fashioned peanut butter cookies: Check out these 20+ delicious retro recipes

Peanut butter cookies are an American treat that have been a favorite for generations. Check out our huge collection of this classic recipe and its variations!

Classic peanut butter blossoms: Step-by-step cookie recipe, with photos

A plate of Christmas goodies just would not be complete without them: those delicious classic peanut butter blossoms cookies, featuring a big chocolate kiss right on top.

40+ vintage canned fruit cocktail recipes to bring back that 50s flavor

In the 1950s, canned fruit cocktail was added to everything from jello salads to slices of meat. Here, see 42 old-fashioned ways they used to eat the sweet and fruity mix!

These old Jell-O Crown Jewel Dessert recipes still make dazzling treats

Crown Jewel Dessert as a mold, a pie, and a spring-form pan dessert! Also known as Broken Glass Dessert, this easy treat fits busy schedules.

Make this pineapple upside-down cupcake recipe in 5 easy steps

This adorable pineapple upside-down cupcake recipe is a mini classic! They’re probably easier than you think to make, too.

How to make a homemade graham cracker pie crust & other delicious crumb crusts like they did in the 50s, 60s & 70s

We found some great vintage graham cracker pie crust recipes, and ways to make other delicious crumb crusts. Get the basic how-to, and try some of these creative and classic combinations!

This Jello pudding no-bake lemon cheesecake recipe only has 4 ingredients & 2 easy steps

When it comes to 1950s desserts, it’s time to shine a light on a retro classic that’s also one of the easiest recipes of all time: the no-bake lemon cheesecake.

Double pineapple upside-down cake recipe, step-by-step: A classic 1950s skillet dessert

This special recipe for double pineapple upside-down cake has crushed pineapple in both the topping and in the cake.

See vintage Kraft & Campfire marshmallows from the 1950s-1980s (plus a few easy retro marshmallow dessert recipes)

Let’s take a sweet journey through time when Kraft marshmallows and Campfire marshmallows held court in the pantries of America.

Fluffy vanilla frosting, the old-fashioned way

Here’s an old-fashioned recipe for a deliciously fluffy vanilla frosting that is the perfect counterpart for a classic homemade vanilla birthday cake! The flavor comes from high-quality

Old-fashioned vanilla birthday cake recipe

This classic, homemade vanilla birthday cake recipe from 1955 is one that will never go out of style!

Pan cookies & cookie bars recipes: 20 vintage versions of popular & super easy treats to make!

If you’re a fan of yummy treats you can whip up in a flash, you’ll love this collection of delicious cookie bars made famous in the last century.

Pecan fingers cookies: Delicious old-fashioned vanilla powdered sugar treats from the 1970s

These cookies — and other very similar ones — have many names! Besides pecan fingers, you might find them called German or Austrian vanilla crescent cookies (vanillekipferl), Viennese crescent cookies, sand tarts, pecan crescents, or powdered sugar cookies.

Chocolate chip cookies: Your ultimate guide to the best ever vintage recipes (1930s-2000)

We’ve collected some of the most well-known, classic versions of this vintage chocolate chip cookies. Which one will you bake today?

Accordion Treats: In 1957, this vintage cookie recipe won $25,000!

Now you can try the wedge-shaped cookies that won the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1957! Accordion Treats was the name of a creative cookie recipe that was the

Fruit cocktail eggnog pie: The old-fashioned recipe

This old-fashioned fruit cocktail eggnog pie was a holiday favorite in the 1950s! It’s easy to make, too – only the pie shell needs baking.

What is the best pumpkin pie recipe? We have 30+ classics for you to choose from

If you think your quest for the best pumpkin pie recipe has only just begun, we have news for you: you’ve just found the vintage recipe motherlode. Which is the best pie? Try some and decide!

Jack Horner prune cake recipe & cake bars (1958)

Here’s a version of Grandma’s homemade prune cake. This recipe makes two desserts: a two-layer cake with a lemon filling, and prune cake bars.

Easy peanut butter cookies: 3 & 4-ingredient recipes made with biscuit mix

Here are two different retro recipes for easy peanut butter cookies — in fact, they’re so simple, neither recipe uses butter or eggs! How do they work?

Vintage chocolate milk brands we’ve loved over the years: Mixes & ready-to drink deliciousness

Chocolate milk has been loved by kids – and, yes, adults! – since at least the 1920s. Here’s a look back at some vintage chocolate milk brands that have hit supermarkets over the years – some of which you know, but many more than have been lost to time.

This sweet & simple Valentine’s Day cake from the 50s is a delightful way to ‘win your man’

Have you considered making a Valentine’s Day cake to woo your Valentine? We know it’s cliche, but it’s honestly not the worst dating advice the 1950s had to offer!

Make charming gingerbread cookies with these vintage recipes from the 1950s

In these recipes from the 1950s, find out how to make classic gingerbread cookies — pretty decorated cut-out Christmas cookies with that famous spicy flavor.

Magic tomato soup cake recipes from the 50s & 60s – and we tried it!

What is a tomato soup cake? Find out with these vintage recipes for what was really a classic spiced cake – although with one unusual addition: a can of regular tomato soup.

18 vintage Halloween treats: Yummy homemade Halloween desserts you can still make today

Some things never go out of style, and retro Halloween treats never should! We have collected a treasure trove of creepy-but-fun Halloween desserts from seasons past.

Easy pumpkin chiffon pie with no-bake filling: Retro 50s recipe

This vintage easy pumpkin chiffon pie features a no-bake filling – and is made completely from scratch. Make it in just 9 easy steps, illustrated here!

2 amazing retro pineapple upside-down cake recipes

If you love the tangy taste of pineapple, and have been hoping to find some delicious old-fashioned pineapple upside-down cake recipes, you just need to look back a few decades!

Funny Cake recipe: A Pennsylvania Dutch dessert (1949)

Cake baked in a pie shell… and a sauce that goes on at the top and ends up in a layer at the bottom of the cake. That’s Funny Cake – a Pennsylvania Dutch treat so intriguing, everyone who tastes it wants the recipe.

No-bake banana pudding with vanilla wafers: Retro recipe

This no-bake banana pudding with vanilla wafers is such a spectacular dessert, you’d never dream it could be so quick and so easy to make. Bonus: Cooked banana pudding recipe.

100+ classic cake recipes: The ultimate vintage collection

If you’re looking for a vintage-style dessert for a special occasion, check out our collection of more than 100 classic cake recipes to suit all tastes!

Lemonade chiffon pie with lemonade crust recipe (1956)

This retro recipe for a lemonade chiffon pie with lemonade crust may be straight out of the ’50s, but if you make it, that doesn’t mean you won’t want to eat it right out of the pie plate!

12 traditional holiday recipes with walnuts (1950s)

Delicious Christmas and holiday recipes with walnuts, including Chess pie, Walnut nuggets, Plum pudding, Walnut stuffing, Scotch trilbies, Panettone, and other delights.

A collection of classic Christmas cookies from the ’50s

It’s a joy for the whole family to get in on the planning and making of holiday cookies days and even weeks before Christmas day arrives. Here’s a classic cookie collection from the ’50s.

Want old-fashioned plum pudding? Try 3 rich & delicious classic recipes

Here are three old-fashioned plum pudding recipes – classic Christmas desserts full of fruit, booze, and other good things that there is little room for the dough.

150+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

If you’re looking to recreate that special vintage Christmas cookie recipe that your grandmother used to make, or want to discover old-fashioned cookies to make new again, here’s a big tasty collection of treats for you!

Fluffy Fruit Pie recipe: Cherry, lemon & pineapple flavors from the ’50s

This vintage recipe for a fluffy fruit pie from the ’50s combines maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, lemon gelatin and more to make a delicious retro dessert.

Crisco’s country apple pie with little cheese apples

Country apple pie recipe: Crisco’s old-fashioned recipe from 1952 This apple filling is rich with spice, extra nice. And the pie crust — yum! It’s sure to

ColorVision cake recipe: A fun & fruity retro dessert from the ’50s

For this easy ’50s ColorVision cake recipe, pick 3 colors, then make your cake to match. Raspberry, strawberry, cherry, orange, lemon… any delicious flavor of fruit you like best. Here’s how.

10 vintage Philly cream cheese frosting recipes (1952)

These easy vintage cream cheese frosting recipes are one-bowl affairs with almost endless variations. Name a favorite flavor, and the chances are you can make it this easy way.

Easy petits fours: Tiny old-fashioned teacake recipes from the ’50s

Here are a couple recipes for petits fours – along with ways to make the frosting, fondant and decorations for these tiny cakes, all in the ’50s style!

Old-fashioned clove cake recipe (1957)

You’ll love this old-fashioned clove cake that’s really different from any other spice cake you ever tasted.

Honeyscotch ice cream topping: An old-fashioned recipe from the ’50s

Save this vintage Honeyscotch ice cream topping recipe to whip up again and again! It’s honey-smooth and honey-sweet – but not too sweet.

Maple-pecan chiffon cake recipe: A classic dessert recipe from 1956

This is maple-pecan chiffon cake with maple-flavored frosting, for the day you want something very, very special! Your guests will think you are wonderful!

Ko-ko-nut pie: Vintage ’50s coconut dessert recipe

This Ko-ko-nut pie has a golden lacy top, its luscious filling with delicate coconut shreds – and now you can make it the good old fashioned way!

7-Up float: Combine Seven-Up soda & ice cream for a truly retro treat

Seven-Up floats! Ice cream and 7-up – what a cool, cool combination for a summer afternoon! Get a few different vintage float recipes here.

How to make a perfect old-fashioned spice cake

Old-fashioned spice cake – a deliciously flavorful cake – was especially popular in the ’50s. Try making this homemade version and find out why!

How to make old-fashioned 7-minute frosting, plus a dozen variations to try

Here, find out how to make the popular old-fashioned 7-minute frosting — plus get some how-tos on whipping up some tasty new ways to enjoy this icing!

Vintage velvet crumb cake: A classic cake recipe from 1952 that’s good for breakfast & dessert

Velvet crumb cake has the fluffy, loose texture, the old-time good eating, of Grandmother’s butter cakes. But it’s even more tender!

Lemon nut bread recipe from 1959

Here’s a moist delicious lemon nut bread that is really unusual! It has a delightful fresh lemon flavor — and what an eye-catcher it is, too! 

How to make four cute old-fashioned Easter basket cakes

Here are three super-cute, easy-to-make vintage Easter basket cakes you can make, based on ideas from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s!

Springtime fancy cake (1953)

In this ’50s recipe for springtime fancy cake, a homemade yellow cake is spread with green buttercream frosting, then adorned with marshmallow flowers.

Royal rose chiffon cake recipe (1953)

This beautiful pink royal rose chiffon cake is a light-textured and elegant old-fashioned dessert. Get the recipe from the ’50s here!

Cute vintage Easter cakes from the 1950s & 1960s

Here are a few ways to make a happy Easter surprise — cute vintage Easter cakes, using ideas and recipes from the fifties & sixties!

7 vintage 7-Up cake recipes

Try one of these vintage 7-Up cake recipes with lemon-lime soda! ‘Never before have you had a cake so light, so airy, so high, and with such a delightful new flavor.’

7 retro recipes for clever coconut Christmas cakes, including a snowman, gifts & a candy cane

Get some creative retro recipes for coconut Christmas cakes, with various festive holiday designs and themes from the 1940s through the 1980s!

4 classic coconut eggnog pie recipes: Pick one to try this Christmas

Here are four different spins on a classic coconut eggnog pie recipe – one with bourbon, one with rum, two without booze – all delicious vintage desserts from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s.

7 delicious old-fashioned pineapple pie recipes: Classic ways to make this tropical dessert

From 1950: New adventure with pineapple: Classic pineapple pie! (Plus a tasty vintage variation to try) Try your hand… please your man with homemade pie like this

10 pretty vintage Christmas cake recipes – with holiday flavors like chocolate, gingerbread, cherry & more

Try these delicious vintage holiday recipes for a Devil’s Food, Cherry-go-round, Holiday star, candlelight, gingerbread, White Christmas cake and other festive classic treats!

21 delicious old-fashioned drop cookie recipes from the ’50s

The drop-and-bake cookie family is a big one with great variety and much good eating for all. What a world of good eating those recipes for old-fashioned drop cookies foretells!

Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie pie recipe from the 50s

Imagine the chewy, chocolately goodness of brownies rich with pecans. That’s the filling in Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie pie recipe

Easy marshmallow-chocolate candy recipe (1956)

Chocolate bars melted with mini marshmallows folded in make this easy but tasty treat. Here’s how to make this King Mallows chocolate candy!

Two no-bake pumpkin pie recipes, ’50s-style: Heavenly pie & Celestial pie

If your family enjoys a fluffy refrigerator-type pie, this Thanksgiving, you should try these two no-bake pumpkin pie recipes from the 1950s!

Easy lemon cheesecake pie: Retro recipes from the ’50s & ’70s

Lemon cheesecake pie appeals to menfolks and everybody – because it’s not too sweet, thanks to the tang of fresh lemons. Try it!

Strawberry & peach dessert pizzas: Flaky cheesecake-style party pies! (1959)

From the 1950s, here’s are two fruity, cheesecake-style dessert pizzas. You serve them like a pizza… you eat them like a pizza… tastes like a flaky party pie!

Chocolate-walnut ribbon angel food cake retro recipe (1956)

Walnut ribbon angel cake recipe makes an old-fashioned angel food cake with a sweet chocolate topping plus a halo of walnuts.

Frosty pineapple pie recipe (1953)

This recipe from the 1950s for frosty pineapple pie is super easy to make, and doesn’t need any special ingredients. Best of all, the recipe can be easily adapted to make other kinds of delicious fruity pies!

Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-Minute Fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes

Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-minute fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes that you can make at home even today!

Chocolate Whirlaway cake: A classic marbled cake recipe from 1950

Chocolate cake and gold cake are both star hits. So make it a night of stars with this luscious, two-toned marbled Chocolate Whirlaway Cake!

Borden’s creamy centennial cake (1957)

Here’s a special centennial cake… with a special frosting… Make them both with Borden’s cream.

Celebrate the USA with these red white and blue stars & stripes desserts (1955 & 1972)

This star-shaped dessert seems so very American. It starts with red Jello, and has a white layer with marshmallows, then is topped with blueberries — a fruit that is native to North America.

Old-fashioned peach meringue cake (1950)

Make a beautiful cake . . . like this delicate peach meringue cake, for instance. And you do it so very easily. No creaming of shortening. No frosting needed. Here’s the recipe from 1950!

Chocolate pecan pie for Easter: A retro ’50s recipe

Try something a little deliciously different this year – have a chocolate pecan pie for Easter! Here’s a tasty retro recipe from the ’50s to make one, plus a bonus recipe for Easter egg peanut clusters candy.

Peanut butter cocoa krispie treats (1959)

If you loved the sweet taste of the classic Rice Krispies treats, you should definitely try this super easy-to-make chocolate peanut-butter spin on that recipe!

Vintage cherry blush cake & cherry-nut cake recipes

Two deliciously pink vintage cherry cake recipes here – one version made with boxed mix, and the other made from scratch. Have a look!

Easy ice cream cone cupcakes: A classic party treat from the 1950s that’s always a hit with kids

Here’s an old-fashioned favorite perfect for a child’s birthday party: ice cream cone cupcakes! We have the vintage recipe right here.

Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

Swedish heirloom cookies: Bake them now, pop them in the freezer, and serve any time! Extra delicious munching for everyone, these spicy little goodnesses!

Cute & colorful classic Christmas cookies

Get colorful classic Christmas cookies for treats like stained glass cookies, Merry Maker cookies, peppermint pinwheels, Christmas bell and tree cookies, ribbon Christmas cookies, pastel pretties & more recipes.

Indulgent pumpkin pie with 50s flair: Classic, pumpkin chiffon, and orange-pumpkin chiffon pie

This Thanksgiving, we invite you to revisit pumpkin pie of the 1950s with three glamorous vintage recipes — from traditional to unique — that have been passed down through the generations.