Reading an old cookbook from the 70s and the amount of sugar in their 'standard' cake recipe shocked me

It called for nearly double what I use now. Anyone else notice how recipes have shifted over the decades?

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Right? My grandma's cookie recipes are pure sugar bombs.

avery6292d agoMost Upvoted

My great aunt's recipe literally calls for two whole cups of brown sugar, it's wild.