Retro cake recipes

Baking has made a comeback with old-school cake recipes and old-fashioned favourites hitting that nostalgic baking note. So get your vintage cake bake on and relive childhood with these retro cake recipes.

The following recipes are from A Picture Treasury of Good Cooking, 1953. All of the recipes look so good, I want to share them all!! Hope you find something new to try! REMEMBER: Serve food respo…

This old fashioned 1-2-3-4 Cake has stood the test of time. With just eight simple ingredients that are already in your kitchen, this cake is prepped in only 30 minutes. Its ease and versatility make it a go-to dessert for any holiday or celebration.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cake-made in a cast iron skillet, no icing needed for this light and flavorful cake! I love my cast iron. Some of it I’ve had for years. When we used to go camping, there was nothing better than cooking over the fire in my cast iron skillet. Everything tasted…better. Especially breakfast. Maybe…

Vanilla sponge traybake with icing is a school dinners pudding loved by many. Plus, this old school cake recipe is so easy and quick to make.

If you're looking for a master list of those cakes you grew up eating, this is the post for you! In this comprehensive list you'll find many of your favorites, the ones grandma loved to bake!

The cake everyone's talking about: The rave reviews coconut cake. It's lusciously moist and walnut-crunchy, topped by a sweet and creamy cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut.

Rich, moist, and loaded with chocolate flavor, this vintage Mayonnaise Cake recipe from the 1950s is easy and delicious!

This is the easiest pudding cake recipe and with the green food coloring, it's perfect for seasonal celebrations! It can be made with yellow or white cake mix and baked into a sheet cake or in a bundt pan.

Lazy daisy cake is an easy vintage baking recipe found in old community cookbooks. The simple hot milk sponge is topped with a gooey caramelized coconut frosting. It’s twice as good as other cakes with half the work.