The 2021 version of lemon pudding cake (left) and a 1921 vintage version (right).

The Proof Is in the Pudding (Cake)

Does a 2021 recipe for lemon pudding cake stack up to its 1921 predecessor? Or would a mid-century upstart upstage them both?

Everything old is new again. This is true of fashion and art, as well as recipes that sometimes reappear as counterpoints to more modern culinary interpretations. Older is not necessarily better…