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Category: Cake

February 9, 2019February 17, 2019laretrorecipe

Sweet-heart Valentine Cake

One of the best sources I use for finding retro recipe inspiration is from vintage brand advertisements. And, since I (tragically) don’t possess an endless personal library of such material, I often turn to the internet for resource. Nine times out of ten I end up on Pinterest. I never really valued the site much […]

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January 18, 2019February 17, 2019laretrorecipe

“Rosie” Chocolate Cupcakes

The idea for these cupcakes started out as a very conceptual ode to “Rosie the Riveter”, the cultural icon who represents the role of women in the economy of World War II and, nowadays, serves as a ubiquitous symbol of feminism. The real Rosies were the working women who comprised the industrial labor force during […]

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November 2, 2018February 17, 2019laretrorecipe

Humming Carrot Cake

Excuse the name. It was between this and “Carrot Bird Cake” but that was a little too avian for my liking. If you’re confused, this cake is a mashup of two formerly separate entities; it is a marriage of cake (the best kind of marriage, in my opinion). Carrot Cake has been a tried-and-true staple […]

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October 26, 2018February 17, 2019laretrorecipe

Devil’s Food Beet Cake

Though, as the years pass, I find myself favoring more family-centric, “togetherness” holidays, when I was a kid nothing held a candle to Halloween. I think that’s probably the case for most people as well, still hopelessly nostalgic for a holiday in which they’ve been pushed out of the main activity on the bias of […]

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September 30, 2018April 10, 2019laretrorecipe

Apple Cake Lorraine

I know, I know… this is the second Apple Cake I’ve made in three weeks. I normally wouldn’t have spaced them so close, but there’s a story behind this one that I couldn’t pass up. Let me explain… I was preparing my version of a vintage Betty Crocker Applesauce Cake, just minding my own business, […]

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About Me

Hi, I’m Hannah! I read about food, I make food, I eat food, and I nap. I have a love for vintage recipes and kitchenware. I live in Detroit, Michigan.

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