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1900 to 1916 Cake #1
Woohoo, I have entered the next century! Huge changes happened in baking at the beginning of the 20th century. New technology such as the...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #10
1-2-3-4 Cake This cake is so simple, it tells you the recipe in the name; 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, and 4 eggs...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #9
American Jelly Roll In the late 1800's most people did not have custom baking pans to make cakes in so they had to be resourceful with...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #8
Bangor Brownies BROWNIES!! This treat comes only second to chocolate chip cookies for me. I love the density and richness of a brownie,...
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1870 to 1899 Cake # 7
Mahogany Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting Although chocolate cakes were gaining popularity, chocolate was harder to come by and was a lot...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #6
Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake A little Chocolate cake history: All hail Sarah Rorer, a dietician, the director of the Philadelphia Cooking...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #5
Milwaukee Sunshine Cake Cake History: In the late 1800's Sunshine cakes were popular across America. The most famous one was baked by the...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #4
Angel Food Cake The Angel Food cake has been known by many names; Silver Cake, Lady Cake, White Sponge Cake, and Angel Food. Angel Food...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #3
Scripture Cake In the 1880's and 90's this spiced fruitcake was baked for church suppers. It was also known as Scriptural Cake or Bible...
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1870 to 1899 Cake #2
Shoofly Pie In the 1880's, the Pennsylvania Dutch put molasses crumb cake in a pie crust and called it Shoofly Pie. The crust was added...