I did not grow up with this cake. As a kid the name thoroughly confused me, I never understood why someone would eat something called Harvey Wallbanger. Actually both my parents who became tweens in the early 1970s did not grow up with this cake either. They both hail from working class blue-collar families so … Continue reading The History of Harvey Wallbanger Cake
I first had a dump cake at a work potluck. I had never heard of it before but looking back I find that weird. If my mother had known about dump cakes, the recipe would have been one of her go tos. It was a low effort but a high reward recipe. Those were what … Continue reading The History of Dump Cake
So Monday I talked a little bit about Poppy Cannon and The Can-Opener Cookbook and Wednesday I went through some of the more crazy recipes in the book and tried all the ones using canned corned beef hash. Today I will be making a recipe from the book that showcases the other side of her cookbook. … Continue reading Poppy Cannon’s Applesauce Cake
