Retro Desserts – Milky Way Cake

Milky Way Cake

Yes, Milky Way Cake. Seriously, what kind of crazy person would melt 8 candy bars with a stick of butter and fold them into a cake batter containing a full cup of shortening? I don’t know who gave my mom this recipe or who created it, but they are my hero. In fact, I’m Hungry for more?

7 Up Pound Cake

7Up Pound Cake

This is pound cake at its vintage best. I found a version of this recipe while rifling through my mom’s recipe book, which is chock full of old-school dishes. It’s moist, dense and just sweet enough. 7-Up Pound Cake 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1/2 Hungry for more?

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