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Woohoo, I made it to the next chapter in the book! Some major stuff happened from 1870 to 1899 that advanced the cake world in America....

Malinda Russell's Washington Cake A pamphlet called, A Domesticated Cookbook, was a 39 page first-person story (which included recipes),...

Strawberry Shortcake Wild strawberries grew all over the eastern United States and have been used for syrups and jellies and eventually...

Lemon Jelly Cake the Robert E. Lee Cake This cake is a flavorful lemon sponge with lemon curd and orange and lemon icing. In the 1800's...

Coconut Layer Cake In the early 1800's, coconut cakes were baked wherever Caribbean "cocoa nuts" arrived. Large port towns such as...

Granny Kellett's Jam Cake Amanda (Granny) Kellett was known for her jam cake that she started baking after the civil war. She would use...

Sarah Polk's Hickory Nut Cake In the past, bakers had to be resourceful and use ingredients that were harvested nearby or that they could...

Boston Cream Pie This cake is an iconic American dessert made with a butter cake, custard filling, and chocolate glaze. The origin of the...

Cowboy Cake This is the cake that inspired me to work my way through this book. I love learning how events and developments in history...

Woohoo, I made it into the 1800's! In this century multiple advancements such as bicarbonate of soda, or as we know it baking soda, as...

Martha Washington Great Cake In early America, fruit cakes were called Great Cakes because they were big and full of exotic ingredients....

Fraunces Tavern Carrot Tea Cake Carrots have been used since medieval times as a sweetener in a variety of desserts due to easy access...

Harriott Horry's Water Cake This cake was named after a woman who managed a large rice plantation in South Carolina, named Harriott...

Classic Pound Cake The classic pound cake was originally from England. It got its name because the cake uses one pound of sugar, one...

Moravian Sugar Cake The Moravian settlers in America were known for their church, schools, and their baking. During church they had "love...

17th Century Cheesecake Cheesecake was originated by the Romans and Greeks. It is believed that the first American colonists to make...

New Orleans King Cake This cake is most known for being a colorful and yummy tradition during Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. It is most...

Mary Ball Washington Gingerbread This cake was made by George Washington's mother. The recipe had been passed down, but was eventually...

American Gingerbread Cake The first American cookbook, titled "American Cookery", was published in 1796 and was written by a woman named...

Welcome to my blog! I received a beautiful book called, "American Cake", by Anne Byrn, as a gift from my mother-in-law. As soon as I...