by RetroRuth | Nov 29, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
In honor of #fruitcakeweek on our social media, I thought I would whip up a fruitcake! Well…sort of. This is Tunnel of Sugarplum Cake! From Pillsbury's Best Flour Insert, 1968 [cooked-sharing] I came across this recipe a few weeks ago, and I got really excited. Why?...
by RetroRuth | Oct 25, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
This week we don’t have a recipe so much as a cutting and frosting challenge. Which are always the best kinds of challenges. This is Hallo Witch! [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the classic pamphlet, Baker’s Cut-Up Cakes, which is actually a brillant little...
by RetroRuth | Oct 18, 2017 | Desserts, Pie
This week we are taking advantage of apple season by covering sliced apples with Pop-Tarts! This is Apple Crumble! (We lost the photos from this post a few years ago when we had to switch servers! But no worries, the recipe test, and the recipe survived!) Apple...
by RetroRuth | Oct 5, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week we aren’t doing anything freaky, just making some nice, calm bar cookies. These are O’Henry Bars! From Art of Cooking from St. Pauls, 1965 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Art of Cooking, a community cookbook from St. Paul’s Church from 1965. Sorry,...
by RetroRuth | Sep 14, 2017 | Desserts
If you were an eagle-eyed reader, you might have spotted this week’s recipe test in with the loads of fruit in the Luau Wheelbarrow Ice Bar that I posted earlier this week. It was hiding out in a watermelon half. This is Avocado Ice Cream! From How To Use Hawaiian...
by RetroRuth | Sep 8, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
It’s time for some dessert! And what’s better for dessert than something covered with coconut. These are Orange Doodads! From Out Of This World Recipes, 1978 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Out Of This World Recipes from 1978....
