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My Grandma Synovec used to make “lamb cake” for Easter (keep reading for recipe). My Aunt Carolyn still has Grandma’s lamb cake pans as shown above. The paper that came with them says “they are hard strong aluminum molds made by a special process so that they won’t pit, stick or discolor. With ordinary care, they will last for years and years” which they have! I figured that you bake the two cake pans separately and put the two cakes together to create a 3-D “stand up” cake, but the original lamb cake recipe claims differently…
And you can still buy Lamb Cake Pans, but I don’t promise that they contain my Grandma’s vintage lamb cake recipe (thus why you need to keep reading).
My Aunt Squeak was super excited to find this old photo of her with the lamb cake, probably taken on her second Easter. Lamb Cake is Squeak’s favorite cake. She swears that the Bunny Cake that the Canadian Honker Restaurant in Rochester, Minnesota tastes just like Grandma’s lamb cake.
From Squeak’s recommendation, I tested the Bunny Cake out when Mallory had tests at Mayo Clinic, and I can vouch that it is delicious!
Lamb cake from Easter 1983. I’m presuming by the off-centered photo that my mom took the photo. 🙂 Notice the jelly beans around the lamb. My grandma always had jelly beans or gum drops in her candy dish.
My aunt made the lamb cake for Easter 2009, shown here with her grand-daughter.
My aunt still has the original recipe for lamb cake with the lamb cake pans, although she said she cheats and usually uses a cake mix.
[mv_create key=”45″ thumbnail=”https://shoppingkim.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Lamb-Cake-Recipe-1.jpg” title=”Grandma’s Easter Lamb Cake Recipe” type=”recipe”]When the cake is cool, ice with a icing and cover with coconut. If desired, use 1/2 raisin for the eyes and a small piece of cherry for the mouth.
For a white cake, substitute 4 egg whites for the 2 eggs and use lemon or orange extract in place of vanilla extract.
You can find Lamb Cake Molds for the best price on Amazon.
Did your grandma ever make lamb cake for Easter?
I still have the original paper that came with the lamb cake mold.
I just bought two lamb cake molds. I don’t know where to begin, but I can’t wait to get started!
Just seeing the yellowed recipe took me back. It looks identical to the one we had!! I grew up with the cake every year, so I’m trying to carry on the tradition
So if you use a cake mix..is one enough..and do you just follow directions for time and such. thank you