The Kitchen Kompanion cookbook from the Lansing Christian Reformed Church is falling apart. Literally, the previous owner taped the cover back onto the cookbook. They also wrote favorite recipes on the cover: p. 55 Zucchini Cass. p. 69 S. Potatoes p. 38 Fudge Pbutter This spiral bound, locally produced cookbook is a delight. Actually, I…
Cake
Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut
One of my favorite things about running this blog is when people request recipes from the My Great Recipes collection. Sebrina wrote: Please please send me the carrot cake receipe with the pineapple & coconut. My card stuck to another cards and I pullrd the words off. Let me know if I need to purchase…
Strawberry Refrigerator Cake
Nothing like a yummy cake, right? Here’s a recipe for a strawberry cake from the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in the mid-1950s. Just make sure you’ve got an Angel Food Cake in the house first.
Dora’s Spice Cake
Here’s a mysterious handwritten recipe from the Red Plastic Box collection. I think it’s for a spice cake. What do you think? Honestly, I don’t know how long to bake this, or in which pan to bake. I’m not even sure if it the title is Spice Leake or Spike Bake! But I love that…
Butter Icing
The recipe for Butter Icing came from the Red Plastic Box Recipe Collection. This makes enough to top one cake. Print Butter Icing Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup milk 2 cups confectioner’s sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla Instructions Cream butter until soft. Add sugar gradually. When mixture begins to get stiff, add milk drop by…