Southern Italian Cream Cake
This cake was inspired by Italian Cream Cake, but many changes were made to make it using southern ingredients. It includes coconut,...
French King Cake
In New Orleans, on Epiphany, it is a tradition to have a King Cake with yellow, green, and purple sprinkles. Most bakeries make a brioche...
The Doberge Torte
A New Orleans baker, named Beulah Ledner, experienced a French/Austrian torte on vacation, and decided to modify it for her Louisiana...
Julia Child's Queen of Sheba Cake 1963-1979
This cake was featured in the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Berthoole,...
The Hummingbird Cake 1963-1979 Cake #5
In the 1960's, Jamaica Airlines made this cake as a marketing promotion. It is a sweet cake made with pineapple, banana, and cinnamon. It...
Coca-Cola Cake
Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta. It became so popular in the southern states, it was called the "champagne of the south." Multiple...
Chez Panisse Almond Torte
1963- 1979 Cake #3 Lindsey Shere was the oldest of 5 girls. She did a lot of the family cooking and became an accomplished self-taught...
Tunnel of Fudge Cake (1963-1979 Cake #2)
In the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off, a woman named Ella Rita Helfrich, came in second place with this cake. She used pecans from the tree in...
James Beard's Huckleberry Cake
1963 to 1979 Cake #1 James Beard grew up in Portland, Oregon. In the summer, his family would visit the Oregon coast and pick...
Pink Champagne Cake
1946-1962 Cake #15 Pink Champagne was a popular fad in the early 1960's. Hollywood actresses and Princess Margaret were known to drink...
