Recipe #1

Posted by BDM Historian

My collection includes a Dr. Oetker's recipe booklet, which was printed in the early 1930's and includes many nice recipes that can be easily duplicated today - particularly since most of the Dr. Oetker products listed in the recipes are still easily available, even in the American market.

I'll list some of the recipes in translation (and with translated units of measure) on this page for everyone's cooking pleasure - and don't forget, you can take these recipes to re-enactments since they're authentic for the 1930's/1940's time period!

You will notice that period recipes can be quite vague in terms of baking instructions - instead of giving duration and temperature, they often give you something along the lines of "bake on medium heat" or "bake for about 40 minutes". Some degree of experimentation is recommended and necessary when working with these recipes.


Recipe #1
Quality Apple Cake


Ingredients

3.2 oz butter
2 eggs
1/2 box Dr. Oetker's Bundt Cake Mix
3 tbsp milk
spritz of lemon juice
1/2 liquor glass of rum
sliced apples
1 oz almonds

Preparation

Whip melted butter and slowly add the eggs, Bundt Cake Mix, milk, lemon juice, and rum. Smooth the finished dough into your greased cake pan and layer sliced apples on top. Top with a pinch of sugar and almond slivers. Bake on medium heat.