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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Bakewell Tart 1960s Puddings Bakewell Tart Crisp pastry, a layer of raspberry jam and almond sponge scattered with flaked almonds. 35 minsMedium Blind bake. Always. 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 Viennese Whirls 1960s Biscuits Viennese Whirls Piped rosettes of melt-in-the-mouth butter biscuit, sandwiched with buttercream and a dab of jam. 15 minsMedium Soft butter or no swirl Florentines 1960s Biscuits Florentines Lacy, chewy discs of almonds and glacé cherries with a wavy chocolate back. Made for passing round with the after-dinner coffee. 10 minsMedium Only 6 per tray! 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 Lemon Meringue Pie 1960s Puddings Lemon Meringue Pie Crisp pastry, sharp lemon curd filling and a tall cloud of golden-tipped meringue. 50 minsMedium Meringue on HOT filling