Comments on: A vintage plastic crystal cake plate – Elizabeth’s 2nd entry http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/31/a-vintage-plastic-crystal-cake-plate-elizabeths-2nd-entry/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Fri, 25 May 2012 04:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Elizabeth Mary http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/31/a-vintage-plastic-crystal-cake-plate-elizabeths-2nd-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-33433 Elizabeth Mary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:29:31 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9084#comment-33433 Pam, Sorry, not 4 layers -- 2 or 3 layers depending on the size of the pan used. Even this tall cake saver would not hold 4 layers. 1-2-3-4 Cake is a very old recipe for yellow cake. The numbers refer to the quantity of 4 key ingredients: 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs. It has been around since before there were proper measuring tools. Pam,
Sorry, not 4 layers — 2 or 3 layers depending on the size of the pan used. Even this tall cake saver would not hold 4 layers. 1-2-3-4 Cake is a very old recipe for yellow cake. The numbers refer to the quantity of 4 key ingredients: 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs. It has been around since before there were proper measuring tools.

]]> By: Pam Kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/31/a-vintage-plastic-crystal-cake-plate-elizabeths-2nd-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-33422 Pam Kueber Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:53:46 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9084#comment-33422 Elizabeth Mary - 4-layer cakes? I am visiting SOON for sure!!!! Elizabeth Mary – 4-layer cakes? I am visiting SOON for sure!!!!

]]> By: Elizabeth Mary http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/31/a-vintage-plastic-crystal-cake-plate-elizabeths-2nd-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-33420 Elizabeth Mary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:33:58 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=9084#comment-33420 Tikimama and PugFreek, You will probably both be happy to know that I do bake vintage type cakes. Most recently it has housed a 1-2-3-4 cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. No fancy cakes come from my oven, just good old fashioned cakes -- usually tube cakes, but sometimes layer cakes. I don't have the Betty Crocker 50's book, but find the good older recipes in many others -- most often Richard Sax's "Classic Home Desserts", a 1994 award winning book that has become my "go to" for cakes in the past 14 years. Tikimama and PugFreek,
You will probably both be happy to know that I do bake vintage type cakes. Most recently it has housed a 1-2-3-4 cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. No fancy cakes come from my oven, just good old fashioned cakes — usually tube cakes, but sometimes layer cakes.

I don’t have the Betty Crocker 50′s book, but find the good older recipes in many others — most often Richard Sax’s “Classic Home Desserts”, a 1994 award winning book that has become my “go to” for cakes in the past 14 years.

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