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12 recipes
- Snowflake CakeMiss Clara M. Baumgardner, Lebanon, Mo., care W. W. Blanchard · early-to-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Snowflake Cake, a light egg-white based cake made with sugar, flour, baking powder, and milk, baked in an angel food cake pan. It instructs on care
- Apple Cakemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Apple Cake instructing to layer apples in a greased or non-stick 9x13 pan, sprinkle box cake mix over them, add melted butter over the
- Coffee Cakefrom Evy Goffin · September 1983The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A typed recipe for Coffee Cake dated September 1983, credited to Evy Goffin, listing flour, shortening, milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, and salt, wit
- Cheap Cream CakeClara Bach, 1005 Shenandoah avenue · early 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Cheap Cream Cake, combining sugar, egg, milk, flour, butter, and baking powder into a batter baked in three layers. A separate cream filling is mad
- Fruit CakeMrs. D. Spalding, Brookfield, Mo. · early to mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A newspaper clipping recipe for Fruit Cake, calling for white sugar, butter, raisins, eggs, buttermilk, soda, flour, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg, baked in a fl
- Orange Shortcake"Gentlewoman," July, 1916 · July 1916The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Orange Shortcake made with a flour, cornstarch and egg mixture baked in two layers, filled and topped with fresh orange sections and whipped cream.
- No Bake CheesecakeFacebook · September 4, 2013The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for No Bake Cheesecake, listing ingredients including sweetened condensed milk, Cool Whip, lemon or lime juice, and cream cheese. Inst
- Chocolate Mint Barsfrom the Recipe File of Edna Riveland · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Chocolate Mint Bars from Edna Riveland's recipe file, listing ingredients including chocolate, butter, sugar, flour, peppermint ex
- Divinity CakeMrs. John B. Dunivant, Ullin, Ill. (Second Prize, $5.00) · early-mid 20th century (newspaper clipping, contest recipe)The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A prize-winning recipe for Divinity Cake submitted by Mrs. John B. Dunivant of Ullin, Illinois, detailing ingredients and baking instructions for a cake made wi
- Pineapple TorteWagner's · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Pineapple Torte, credited to the kitchen of "Wagner's." It describes baking a Jiffy yellow cake mix, then layering it with a sweet
- Banana Cakemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
This is a handwritten recipe for Banana Cake on a printed 'Here's what's cookin'' recipe card, baked at 350 degrees. The recipe lists ingredients including mash
- Anniversary Cakeearly 20th century (likely 1910s-1920s)The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
This is a first-prize-winning recipe for Anniversary Cake, submitted by Sophia Schroeder to a newspaper cooking contest sponsored by a Gas Light Company. The re
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