These cakes weren’t fancy by today’s standards, but that’s what makes them so great. They used ingredients most kitchens already had and focused on flavors that everyone loved. If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the start of the year, why not try your hand at one of these vintage recipes? It’s a little taste of nostalgia that’s sure to make the occasion even sweeter.
A New Year wish you can make come true!
Perfect cakes the year ’round with perfect blend…
To bake the most luscious cakes you ever tasted, follow the easy recipes below…
Old-fashioned mocha frosted devil’s food cake recipe
1/2 cup dexo shortening
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp each salt and soda
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs, unbeaten
3 sqs chocolate, melted
Measure dexo into bowl. Add sifted dry ingredients. Add 2/3 milk. Blend; beat 1 min* Add 1/3 milk, eggs, vanilla. Beat 1 min. Add chocolate; beat 1 min. Bake in 2 greased and floured deep 8-inch pans in 350 F oven, about 35 min.
Frosting: 1/2 cup dexo, 2 cups conf. sugar, mix 3 tbsps coffee, 1 tbsp cocoa, dash salt and 1 tsp vanilla.
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Easy classic Lord Baltimore cake recipe
2/3 cup shortening
2-1/2 cups sifted cake flour
3-1/2 tsps double-acting baking powder
1 tsp each, salt and vanilla
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
3 egg whites, unbeaten
Measure dexo into bowl. Add sifted dry ingredients. Add 2/3 milk. Blend; beat 1 min*. Add remaining milk, egg whites and vanilla. Beat 2 min. Pour into 2 greased and floured deep 8-inch pans. Bake in 375 F oven, about 30 min.
Frosting: Add 1/4 cup chopped nuts, 12 candied cherries, chopped, and 2 figs, cut in strips, to Seven Minute Frosting.
Vintage ’50s orange cake recipe
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 tsps double-acting baking powder
2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water
Grated rind of 1 orange
2 eggs, unbeaten
Measure dexo into bowl. Add sifted dry ingredients, orange juice and water. Blend; beat 1 min*. Add eggs and grated orange rind. Beat 2 min.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured deep 8-inch pans. Bake in moderate oven, 375 F, about 30 min. Frost with Seven Minute Frosting.
Old-fashioned cocoa marble cake recipe
1/2 cup shortening
2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
3 tsps double-acting baking powder
1-1/2 tsps salt
1-1/3 cups sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 egg whites, unbeaten
Add sifted dry ingredients to dexo. Add 2/3 milk. Blend; beat 1 min* Add 1/3 milk, egg whites, vanilla. Beat 2 min. Put 1/2 batter in extra bowl. Mix together; stir in, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/4 tsp soda, 1 tbsp water; alternate spoonfuls of each batter into 2 greased and floured deep 8-inch pans. Bake in 375 F oven about 30 min.
Frosting: To 1/3 cup dexo add 1-1/2 cups conf. sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 cup cocoa. Add 2-1/2 tbsps hot water. Beat in 3 egg yolks.
*NOTE: When beating by hand, count 150 strokes per minute.
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