Jam Cake

Jam Cake

A vintage recipe card forJam Cake made with eggs, butter, sugar, blackberry jam, buttermilk, soda, baking powder, flour, spices, and raisins.

Triple Treat Fondant

Triple Treat Fondant

This four ingredient Triple Treat Fondant recipe makes three different flavors of fondant. The recipe includes oleo, salt, Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, and Confectioner’s sugar.  After the base fondant is made, divide the fondant into three equal portions and flavor. The three flavors included in the recipe are Maple, Peppermint, and Almond.  After the […]

St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

Two versions of a St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake clipped from a newspaper. Ingredients Sweet Dough: 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup solid white vegetable shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 cake (0.6 ounce) compressed yeast 1/2 cup warm milk 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon vanilla Gooey Butter Topping: 2 1/2 cups […]

Butter Cake

Butter Cake

Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder Method Cream shortening and sugar, add unbeaten egg and flavorings. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure and sift with salt and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to creamed sugar […]