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Coffee Layer Cake recipe from 1941

on July 22, 2025

This Coffee Layer Cake appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune and Star Journal on June 10, 1941. The cake itself is more molasses-flavoured than coffee-flavoured. To enhance the coffeeness, I used a coffee flavoured frosting.

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Chocolate Chiffon Cake recipe from 1949

on July 22, 2025

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Banana Bread recipe from 1937

on July 17, 2025

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Swedish Apple Cake recipe from 1966

on July 13, 2025

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Lemon Chiffon Cake recipe from 1950

on July 10, 2025

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Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake recipe from 1941

on July 03, 2025

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Tomato Soup Cake recipe from 1954

on July 01, 2025

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Fudge Cake recipe from 1936

on June 30, 2025

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Coffee Cake recipe from 1961

on June 29, 2025

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Potato Cake recipe from 1913

on June 29, 2025

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Flapper Pie recipe from 1932 | Canadian Prairie Classic

on June 26, 2025

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Chocolate Coconut Cake recipe from 1954

on June 25, 2025

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Rough & Ready Bakes: I am passionate about old family bakes and rediscovering lost recipes. Sometimes my bakes are a little rough and ready, but that’s part of the fun of at-home baking!

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