Est. in Granny's kitchen Granny Bakes Recipes from the tin

Every card, in no particular order

The recipe tin

Rummage by type, or flick to a divider to see what Granny was baking in a particular decade.

Eggs, flour and a handwritten recipe card on a wooden board
Eggs, flour, and a card

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Classic Victoria Sponge 1950s Cakes Classic Victoria Sponge Two light golden sponges sandwiched with raspberry jam and a cloud of cream. The cake every granny had a tin ready for. 25 minsEasy Same weight as the eggs! Lemon Drizzle Loaf 1970s Cakes Lemon Drizzle Loaf A tender loaf soaked in sharp lemon syrup while still warm so the top goes crunchy. 45 minsEasy Drizzle it HOT Sticky Gingerbread Loaf Heirlooms Cakes Sticky Gingerbread Loaf Dark, damp and treacly, and it gets better every day it sits in the tin. 50 minsEasy Better on day two Coffee and Walnut Cake 1960s Cakes Coffee and Walnut Cake The grown-up cake on the trolley. Coffee sponge, coffee buttercream, walnut halves on top. 25 minsEasy Cool the coffee first Fairy Cakes 1950s Cakes Fairy Cakes Small, light and iced with glacé icing and a sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Not a cupcake. A fairy cake. 15 minsEasy Half pink, half white Pineapple Upside-Down Cake 1960s Cakes Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Tinned pineapple rings and glacé cherries baked under a sticky golden sponge, then flipped out with a flourish. 45 minsEasy Flip it WARM Black Forest Gateau 1970s Cakes Black Forest Gateau Chocolate sponge, whipped cream, dark cherries and a snowfall of grated chocolate. The dinner-party showstopper. 30 minsMedium Whisk, whisk, whisk