Daffodil Cake

Daffodil Cake

A typed recipe card for a Daffodil Cake, made with flour, sugar, shortening, salt, milk, baking powder, then add milk, yolks, and lemon flavoring. The recipe for the Fluffy Coconut Frosting on the back side of this card can be found here –  Fluffy Coconut Frosting Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour 1 cup […]

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

“Rich, moist cake without adding eggs or shortening.  Creamy, whole-egg Best Foods takes the place of both.”

Coconut Cake – Thompson

Coconut Cake - Thompson

A vintage handwritten recipe for a classic Coconut Cake. Ingredients 2 cups and 2 tablespoons sifted plain flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup soft shortening (Crisco) 1 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring 3 eggs 1 cup sweet milk 1 cup coconut (fresh or canned) Icing – Double […]

Coconut Cake

Coconut Cake

A vintage typed recipe for a Coconut Cake with a Lemon Filling and a Four Minute Frosting. The ingredients for this cake are butter or shortening, sugar, warm water, eggs, cake flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Cake 3/4 cup butter or shortening 2 cups white sugar 1 cup warm water 3 eggs, beaten separately […]