This recipe is from Aunt Rhea’s mother’s (Marie) father, Julius Rickel(, who died in 1933.) That’s all the info I have on the handwritten recipe. Not much more.
How to bake a Family Favorite recipe that hails from Germany. I copied it down from Aunt Rhea. Sunday before I left Ohio I dropped into the Kroger and bought what I needed
Aunt Rhea married my mother’s brother Robert.
She’s 98 years old today and celebrating, too.
I plan to call her up and ask if there’s anything else to know about this particular recipe.
Love to you.
Chopped pecans and citron. The recipe didn’t say how much.
Oh yes, prepare two 8 inch pans to bake. Fire up the over to 35o degrees
I used disposables and cut out some parchment paper
Mix the cinnamon into the flour
Add the finely chopped citron and nuts to the flour mixture to coat evenly
Beat 4 eggs and 2 cups of brown sugar together until light. I used a heavy duty mixture.
pouring the flour in
Baked between 25 and 30 minutes
A light glaze on top. The whole kitchen smella so good.
Haven’t had it in years! I love the hand written recipe! Looks delightfully rich!
It looks very yummy 🙂
Seems like a great cake, I like the photos, good way to show how it is supposed to be done!
I just love the history that goes with this recipe.
It does look scrumptious. I love the smell of cinnamon in the kitchen this time of the year. Thus post reminded me the year you did a picture journey of my making mom’s nut crescents. Enjoy.
Happy 98th Birthday, Mrs. Van Sickle! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Looks delish – did it taste good?
I mailed it all away to my cousin and family, her son
I can only imagine how this smelled. I’m drooling a little bit over here. 😉
I loved seeing the step-by-step process (no surprise there), as well as the handwritten recipe card. I love how you share your family history with us; what a gift.
And, big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your Aunt Rhea! 98 years – wow. So cool!
Happy Birthday, Aunt Rhea! This looks like such a great cake, Ruth, and I love the history behind it. It’s a great way to celebrate her birthday!
By the way, how much citron and nuts did you use?
1c citron
2c pecans
No amounts in recipe given so guessed.
I packed them right in their baking pans and mailed them to my cousin (Thea’s son) and his family who are celebrating Christmas in Minnesota this weekend.
Oops. John it was a 4 oz container of citron
I thought it would be spicier
Is this Rhea who knew my Mother Marie Tucker aka Marie Rickel? I would so love to talk to you. I can’t wait to make this dish 🙂
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Oh lush, I can smell it from here!