For her sister’s recent birthday celebration, Linda baked a delicious rhubarb upside-down cake in her vintage Griswold small logo grooved handle number 7 cast iron skillet. It was a big hit! The number 7 skillet worked well because of its size – the vintage Griswold number 7 cast iron skillet is about 10″ in diameter…
Best batter for use with Griswold cast iron cake molds?
Directions for baking a cake in a Griswold cast iron cake mold.
How to Make a Cake to the “Brenda” Standard with a Vintage Griswold Cast Iron Cake Mold
Cast iron collector Brenda Bernstein is a master cake-maker-baker-froster. She makes beautiful cakes and is very accomplished at using vintage cast iron cake molds. Given that Easter is just around the corner, I decided it was time to showcase Brenda’s cake talent just in case you were thinking about making an Easter lamb or rabbit…
Rose Waddell’s Prize-Winning Mahogany Chiffon Hydrangea Cake
…Made in her Lodge Legacy Fluted Bundt Cake Pan I’ve mentioned before that I enjoy following the “Black Iron Master” contest each Sunday on the Facebook page Black Iron Cooking, Antiques, and Humor. Doyle Pregler and Brenda Bernstein often enter the contest – Brenda with her beautiful cakes and Doyle with his delectable meals. Members of the…
How to Make Griswold Cakes in a Vintage Cast Iron Mold
from “AUNT ELLEN’S COOKBOOK” insert for GRISWOLD cake molds. ed note: In addition to Doris’s suggestions and tips, check the site for cake master Brenda Bernstein’s tips. By Doris Mosier LAMB OR RABBIT CAKES ½ CUP SHORTENING 2 ½ CUPS FLOUR 1 ½ CUPS SUGAR 4 TSPS. BAKING POWDER 3 EGGS ½…
Linda, the Griswold Lamb Cake Mold, and the “Brenda” Standard
In 2013, I gave Linda a Griswold Cast Iron Lamb Cake Mold for Christmas. Linda’s last name is “Lamb,” so it seemed appropriate. For the next two years, Linda repeatedly said she would make a lamb cake in the mold, but she procrastinated. In 2015, when we attended the annual convention of the Griswold &…