Cakes Men Like

by Benjamin Darling

In the '30s, '40s, and '50s, food companies competed for housewives' loyalty by giving away illustrated recipe booklets. Decorated throughout with cheery color illustrations culled from the original pamphlets, this compendium of the best (and most incredible) cake recipes of the era will amuse and instruct bakers everywhere.

Genres: Nonfiction

60 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1992

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome collection of actual recipes culled from old cook books. These were supposed to be the cakes women would bake to please their men. There's even a copy of a little comic strip put out by Gold Medal Flour showing two women baking a birthday cake for their husbands. Woman #1 does it the "Gold Medal Way," Woman #2 is obviously headed for divorce. My favorite recipe is called "Pork Cake" and asks for 1 pound of ground salt pork. This is mixed with flour and various spices and baked in a slow oven for FOUR HOURS! MMMMMMMMMMMM....Pork Cake...

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great collection of cake recipes! The old ads and comments are fun.