War Cake! From Aunt Audrey's Recipe Box!

[@pamspantry8047]

I can only imagine how awesome it was going through all those old recipes.

[@OnaMuir]

This was Brilliant! With egg prices, will satisfy my 92 yr young Mom's sweet tooth! And, I can reference her childhood. Always brings up great memories. TY!

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

LOVELY!!!

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

My grandma made a cake like this. It was Old. She called it Raisin Nut cake. When my dad was sent to Vietnam she even sent it to him for his birthday. All his friends loved it too!

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

YUP! I will be making it again...but with NUTS for Howard..lol

[@homesteadgal4143]

OMG!! I think this is the cake that my grandmother Nennie used to make for us!!! She called it "Lard Cake" and it looks just like that cake! I never had the recipe, but used to ask my father if he had ever found her recipe box. I have to make this cake now....I bet it's the same cake. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

[@sherryleach2995]

Wonderful Bev my grandmother made that cake every Christmas and served it with a caramel sauce. Thank you so much for sharing this. Much love from Thunder Bay Ontario

[@anetzband1383]

Do you have that caramel sauce recipe and would you be willing to share? I'm interested.

[@sherryleach2995]

@@anetzband1383 on a very low heat melt 1cup of sugar constantly stirring until reaches a caramel colour then add heavy cream about 2 cups my mom always put a pinch of salt and teaspoon of vanilla after taking the pot off the element.

[@anetzband1383]

@@sherryleach2995 THANK you!

[@sherryleach2995]

@@anetzband1383 you're very welcome

[@lgpollock68]

Thank you, Sherry!!💜

[@joanreid2804]

Oh wow, that was so special! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@SimpleLifeCowsPigsChickens]

A hot cup of tea and a slice of that cake in a bowl with a splash of heavy cream - heavenly!!

[@carolynmoody9460]

so excited about these old recipes 👏👏👏

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

They are going to keep coming as long as their are things for me to learn!

[@notforprofittho]

I love wartime recipes where you can really see the effects of mandated rationing

[@lorim.8136]

I do too. I think I’ve watched every wartime show and I’ve snooped through many recipes. My dad use to always says it’s good food that stuck to your ribs and got you through the day lol.

[@amandaemerson2692]

What a great idea! I'm going to love seeing all these old recipes.

[@jillmelton71]

I am such a nostalgia junkie. What wonderful series. I enjoyed it so much

[@charlesbower5254]

I love war cake ... My grandmother who died at 96 a couple years ago used to make it and was really a staple in our family

[@joanreid2804]

That was so special! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@debbiekoortzen1154]

Oh my goodness, that cake looks so good. I love the wartime recipes, thank you. Lots of love. ⚘

[@robyndowning2990]

It reminds me of the B&M canned brown bread. My mom would serve that with butter and baked beans. It was a favorite of mine.

[@villagesteader3552]

My husband makes that steamed brown bread with the raisins about once a year. We all love it but it’s a pain to make. It’s so wonderful!

[@carololiver2091]

Old recipes are one of my favorite things. I have a few old cook books that I have collected. It would be awesome to have old family recipes. Love it and will try this cake recipe soon, it sounds like a spice cake I have had. I will use the exact amount of spice and bake at 325, let you know how it turns out. Enjoy your show, you feel like a friend.

[@pamelacourtney8998]

Yahoo, we've started. This will be one for the future when things are in short supply. Thanks Bev and Aunt Audrey. Can't wait for the next recipe. Blessings to all ❤

[@shirleyparker4969]

How exciting 😀

[@gibsongirl6816]

I cannot thank you enough for sharing this with us!! It is such a blessing!!

[@valeriejohnston6574]

I’m all in for this series! I absolutely love old recipes. ❤️ Yum!

[@c-shellsurfhawaii2413]

Fabulous! I wish we could sample them with you. Aloha & thank you, Bev. These are some of the best history lessons ever & they are full of flavor.

[@AZCanner]

You're the first person I've seen using wax paper in a bunt pan. What a genius idea!

[@MeMe-Moi]

I know this recipe! It was fairly common with the older folks where I grew up and I learned to enjoy it. I personally learned to make the WW2 war cake and it is still a personal favorite. I can't wait for the rest of the videos in this series. Given the short cook time in the recipe, it may be that the cake was meant to be cooked in smaller, shallower pans that would make cakes that were easier to pack for shipping. I see a lot of recipes from that period that use 6 or 7 inch pans. That would also let someone make 2 or 3 cakes from one recipe of batter.

[@karenwest5912]

Greetings from North Carolina! Where there is a way! My grandmother would make recipes like this “war cake”. They were so delicious. Maybe with the uncertainty in our future, we all should start bringing back recipes like this. Between the prices and availability of ingredients, we’ll have to make more with less. Looks like this recipe is one for your book! Can’t wait for more .

[@laurieasmus9998]

I have started searching here on you tube for depression era recipes- same idea of how to cook and bake with less and simple ingredients. One I found was "grandma Feral", and Clara's Depression cooking. Also two historical channels: "Townsends", which is 18th century cooking, and "Early American", also about the same time period of late 18th century to early 19th century, like 1780s to maybe 1820s. Keeping food simple, and delicious!!

[@sandykandy9227]

Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us 😀

[@lilbitatatime3763]

I will pass on the raisins too! When you sliced the cake it looked like it would be very moist. Bet it would taste nice with cranberries. Thanks for sharing! ~ Kate

[@DinoSarma]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@texfarm6798]

Every recipe may not be a winner from back then but the recipe book is priceless.

[@cynthiapate9138]

Thanks to you and Aunt Audrey. Can’t wait to try it!! Looks delicious.

[@valwalsh8864]

Well that was amazing! A treat made with very little. 😊

[@lifewiththevolfies]

EXACTLY!

[@carolynbiester8349]

Thanks to your Aunt Audrey!

[@jeanphillips1030]

Looks yummy. My Grandma probably cooked something like this when her two sons were in WW2. Only when she could save enough ration coupons for sugar.

[@mommacrow3170]

Well Bev. That was fun. I can't wait for you to try more also. I'm excited for this series... and to try this recipe. Thanks Sugar.

[@Justme0243]

Cannot wait for this series. I will definitely bake this cake today. But will bake it in a rectangular baking pan because that's all I have. Looking forward to the next recipe 🌷🌷🌻

[@jude7321]

I can't wait for you to try something else too! That was so interesting. I'm going to make this, I don't have any raisins but I do have some prunes I could chop up, that my brother gave me. I really love prunes, they're so sweet I think that will work in this recipe. Thank you, precious person, you're such a kind spirit. God bless y'all so good Love, Jude from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲💚

[@lusnorthernhome3410]

Thanks for the recipe going to be keeping this to see if I can adapt to to being cooked on top of my wood burner.

[@anetzband1383]

This is just what we needed for this time period. Bless Aunt Audrey, Lord. Bev, I think one of the most fun things about this series is going to be doing research on the recipes. I googled Canada war cake and pulled up all sorts of interesting articles. This recipe is very similar to a family recipe that came through my husband's family from mid-1800 England. I haven't made it in years, so one of these days I'm going to try yours. Thanks for sharing.

[@susanedwards9473]

This is a good recipe for these times!! Sometimes less is more even in baking!

[@pamp1313]

I just found this series and I love it! I hope you make more videos on these recipes. I love history and food!! Love your content Ms Bev❤

[@garnettemorgan7355]

Bev you made my morning I love watching you cook it's like I'm home again and I'm 78 years old. All that cake looks so good the best part is when you kept saying howie... Won't eat it LOL LOL oh you're the best

[@debrasnyder9112]

Looks good!

[@marypeterson3512]

Need to try this!

[@tinaharvey2342]

I so appreciate the fact that you have shared this with us you're amazing heart and kindness to allow us into this journey thank you

[@SuperKaratemom]

I am going to love this series! That looked so yummy!

[@bellaspatiogarden3493]

Yay - so excited for these recipes. A wonderful step back in time.

[@maryannbillings7385]

Looks delicious .im going to try making it.thanks

[@readingwithbeverleyvolfie9506]

I would give it another 15 minutes in the oven..and once it is IN the oven..do not move it or open the door. One more tip. Do no't add the boiling water the the baking soda until JUST before you put it in the cooled sauce!

[@maryannbillings7385]

Ok thank you

[@AC-qi9wo]

We have a family cookbook, that I love and use all the time, my cousin also put in the pages, of the cookbook tips and tricks, and pictures of family members, next to their recipes, some I knew and loved, to those I never knew like my great grandmother Grace Susan.

[@audreyabbott7806]

Amazing. Crisco hit the shelves in 1911 and could be either war, as you said. Sugar was rationed in WWI and in WWII both in the US & UK. 2C seems extravagant. But it looks good.

[@tiggersmith7265]

Thank you Bev, please review more of these type recipes. I intend to try this recipe with bits of apple instead of raisins.

[@stephiefultz]

I also was going through my Grandma recipes and found a war cake. Going to be making it soon.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

It is very rich!!

[@phoebelong7513]

Wow that looks awesome. In this time of high food prices, shortages and the like I am more and more interested in recipes like this(war time and depression cooking). Homemakers had to learn how to squeeze a quarter till it farted a nickel .LOL Gonna try this recipe for sure.

[@kathleenelliot5305]

Thank you. This will be a very interesting series. Perfect timing for the times. How cool! Nice cake!

[@lisamartin3346]

That is a thing of beauty! Howie doesn’t know what he’s missing. It DOES look like a fruitcake but obviously with a lot less fruit. No available fruits during the war. This could be made as a Christmas cake. Bet it would be heaven with whipped cream. Try it, Bev!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

He took a piece in his lunch...lol

[@northernkarma9296]

Awesome! That reminds me of a boiled fruitcake I have learned to make, I've done it two years now for Christmas and I will never make any other kind of fruitcake.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

That Boiled..or Steamed fruitcakle? Is Called Christmas PUDDING...xo

[@northernkarma9296]

@@OurHalfAcreHomestead No it's an actual boiled fruit cake. you boil the stuff in a saucepan just like yours then bake it in the oven. Definitely not an old fashioned boiled pudding.

[@jessicasarmy8896]

Bev, I just subscribed to your channel last week. Came across your video on things we can save (not hoarding) and I just fell in love with your way of presenting. You are the real deal and I LOVE how you said, "Don't look at my hair." Fabulous! My Nana and Mama saved everything, too. We covered our school books with paper bags. I save glass jars, paper bags, store plastic bags (going to those less) and other reusable items. I won't throw anything away if I want to get rid of it. My husband and I bring things to the Goodwill stores for someone else to get another use out of it. Landfills don't need to be fed with our extras, right? So, this recipe is fabulous! I have been collecting depression era recipes for a while now with this darned virus causing havoc with everything under the sun. I appreciate this recipe, your sharing and I look forward to more recipes and tips. Have a great day. Teri

[@stacking4retirement222]

Fantastic! I wonder if this recipe would make a good date nut bread!

[@starr3099]

This cake sounds wonderful. The look on your face said it all...lol This is a keeper. Thank you so much for the recipe. God bless you and your family ❣️

[@shirleyblazer5051]

This is so cool!

[@onegrlindawrld6297]

Sounds & looks delicious !

[@jenwalmsley2291]

Love this ,my kids and i did this one summer vacation

[@victoriataylor2594]

just read nostalgia junkie 😅. Guess I am also. Bless your heart Bev you put a ❤smile on my heart every day. love the idea of making your Aunts recipes. I dearly wish I had some of my ancestors recipes.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@cindyebner5556]

Thank you❤️

[@5GrammyBear5]

What a great series Bev. I’ll bet your kitchen smelled good. I’ll have to try that one. Thanks for sharing

[@wascklywabbit08]

I love war cake. Yum!!

[@brendahere]

How interesting. 🤔 I will try it with reasons, but I'm also curious how other dried fruit would go, like apples. I like not it non dairy and no eggs. It would be great for allergies and just not having them.

[@kimwebb2983]

When I was young they my grandma made this abd just called it boiled raisin cake. I am not a raisin fan, so I would use craisins and add some orange extract.

[@debbiemusgrove676]

I hope I can find the rest of your wartime recipes from that booklet. That sounds like a combination of a fruit cake and a spice cake. Looks yummy!

[@suzyew6283]

This is going to be such an exciting series...When my mom & dad passed, I received all my mom's recipes. She had recipes that had been handed down like urs..I remember looking up "cooking ammonia"...Lord have Mercy.. lots of new terms & ingredients to research!

[@JazzyMamaInAK]

The King Arthur catalog has baking ammonia; apparently it helps make crackers crisp 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@victoriametson2379]

That looks fab ! l will have to try it, l have tried a wartime recipe for a vinegar cake. l was a bit dubious about how it would turn out as also had no eggs but it rose beautifully and tasted amazing. Can't wait for more of these recipes.

[@jessd7507]

I'd like that recipe

[@victoriametson2379]

@@jessd7507 no probs, here it is. 6oz self raising flour, 3oz margarine, 3oz sugar,1/4 pint milk, 1 tbs vinegar, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 3 oz dried fruit. Cream margarine and sugar together. Pour milk into bowl add bicarb and vinegar; mixture will froth and rise a bit. Blend the flour and vinegar liquid into margarine and sugar then add dried fruit. Put into a greased 7 inch tin and bake in moderate oven, it says for 1 hour but mine didn't take that long plus l omitted the fruit and did it as a sponge so not sure if that would make much of a difference. Hope it turns out well for you.

[@jessd7507]

@@victoriametson2379Thank you so much! You made my day!

[@jessd7507]

@@victoriametson2379 Can't wait to make it!

[@victoriametson2379]

@@jessd7507 😀 happy to

[@lorim.8136]

Oh that sounds delicious 😋 I’m going to have to make it 😃.

[@debbieboulton1596]

My Great-aunt use to use dates as she did not like other dried fruit, it was down as boiled date cake in her hand written book that she did when she was head cook at Eaton school.

[@laurenpiantino8312]

You're so brave, so many ingredients; if a recipe has more than three ingredients i run for the hills. lol. Your cake turned out beautifully, Bev; as if you had been making it forever. When you put butter on it it reminded me of malt loaf; would it be similar? In any event, I could almost smell it myself, and it was indeed moist. Way to go! :) You know, when I was a little girl I would often be taken to one of my great aunts for afternoon tea, and she would always produce the inevitable 'seed cake.' I hated it; despised it even, but politeness necessitated partaking of what I considered to be a form of torture. I still hate seed cake to this day, but I think that seed cake may have been a wartime cake too; not sure.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

I have a recipe for seeds cake..but it calls for caraway seed YUCK!

[@thefirstnoob5577]

I will have to try this recipe.

[@kelstorm2545]

Hi hunni thankyou for that amazing heirloom cooking. My granmothers name was audrey and its also in my daughters name too. All safe by the way and healing. xx

[@valeriejohnston6574]

Our family too! My husbands gran was Audrey and I named our daughter Audrey. ❤️

[@kelstorm2545]

@@valeriejohnston6574 Audrey is my daughters middle name. ♥️

[@Jomama02]

It looked like a yummy breakfast type treat!

[@starrstylist7441]

Loved this, I love how honest you are in your videos

[@tammyisenblatter9138]

Hello there Bev! Oh this is wonderful! I am going to try this! This really sounds AWESOME! God bless you and your family!❤

[@cynthiakeller5954]

I really appreciate how you use real organic ingredients. I love all the flavors in this cake. Kinda reminds me of a fruitcake without all the fuss. I've been waffling over buying the made in USA Jacob Bromwell sifter and seeing you use it was a sign to order it bc it's half price now.

[@qweeknee4208]

Looks delicious!

[@mtnwoodsy2632]

MY MOTHER MADE THAT, FOR MY DAD, WITH THE RAISINS...HE ALSO LOVED RAISIN PIE..SORRY HOWIE. SHE USED THAT AS A BASE FOR HER FRUITCAKES TOO...HE WAS BORN IN 1910, SHE WAS BORN IN 1921..HE NEVER WENT TO WAR, EITHER 1 OR 2 BUT HE HAD UNCLES IN WW1 AND I HAD UNCLES IN WW2...MY DAD WAS RAISED BY HIS AUNT...SHE PROBABLY SENT THOSE CAKES OVERSEAS... I THINK BROWN SUGAR MAY HAVE BEEN LESS EXPENSIVE THAN WHITE..THEY HAD A LOT OF RECIPES THAT CALLED FOR BROWN SUGAR AND WHITE SUGAR WAS ON RATIONING. COUNTRY FOLKS HAD EGGS, AND LIKELY HAD LARD RENDERED FROM THEIR OWN HOG/S. THIS IS A TIMELY RECIPE. WAR TIME COOKING CAN BE COMFORT FOOD FOR MANY REASONS.

[@debbiealtman4572]

Got to say that war cake looks so delicious.

[@phoebelong7513]

Wow that looks awesome. In this time of high food prices, shortages and the like I am more and more interested in recipes like this(war time and depression cooking). Homemakers had to learn how to squeeze a quarter til it farted a knickel.LOL Gonna try this recipe for sure.

[@niascheiber]

That was really cool! Who knew? Now I know! Thank U Bev! Great video 👍👍

[@pamspantry8047]

One of my favorites. Found this in my mother n laws1940 book. We make biscotti with it in dehydrator

[@pamspantry8047]

You would love the biscotti dipped in tea

[@elizabethcope1502]

Interesting tip!

[@chrisb5391]

I was thinking a kind of fruit cake when you started out with a slow oven. This is going to be a cool venture.

[@lindabopp6579]

That cake looks so good. If ever you make it again try some pecans on it bet that would be awesome to 🙏❤️🙏

[@judyking4930]

That caked looked delicious, I like fruitcake so I know I would probably love it. looking forward to seeing your videos from this old cookbook, will be very interesting. Thanks Bev, we luv ya.

[@virgo8223]

Great job ,

[@ediemurray1692]

Ty

[@teresasmith3366]

A must try!! Looks yummy 😋😋

[@lindagraff2484]

This is going to be a great series, looks !ovely

[@mac7406]

I have got to try this cake, it looks so yummy! I'll powder sugar sugar it, hopefully I can wait for it to cool!! thanks for sharing.

[@cindyfournier7003]

Looks great ! I think I will try this too . Thanks . xo

[@ladyhawthorne1]

I know you said Howie wouldn't eat it but did he have any comments at all? Looked pretty good to me!

[@집밥-mukbang]

오드리 이모님의 레시피~~~ 너무 맛있게 보여요^^ 귀하고 맛있는 레시피 고마워요 베브^^ 최고!!!

[@maryprice9065]

Yum I can't wait for an more

[@bdianes6339]

👏👏👏👏👏♥️👏👏👏👏👏 THANK YOU 🙏

[@02271953me]

Mrs.V, I also am not a nutmeg fan and chose to omit it from many recipes, including apple pies and etc. rather than taste it. I once heard my fav Julia Child ❤️ say that if someone mentions the taste of nutmeg in ANYthing - the cook used too much. I began reintroducing it back into my recipes and now love what it offers to the overall taste.

[@susanfain2684]

Looks delicious

[@tammyjones3315]

I’m like Howie. No raisins for me. But hubby will love it.

[@brendarigdonsbrensden.8350]

Boiled fruit cakes have saved the world many times.