EPISODE · Aug 28, 2024 · 31 MIN
127 Old World Cake - New World Cake
from The History of American Food · host Margaret Hardin
Join me for a journey through the end of old world cake to find what the first true American cake would really be.Find out what is at the root of American cake mixes - and why it is essentially an American idea. Just older than you think - much older than I thought for sure.And a nice assortment of cakes you can try out to taste the early 19th century scene.Bavarian Zwetschgendatschi (fresh plum sheet cake)Yeasted Lincolnshire Plum CakePoundcake - note, No Vanilla!King Cake - it's New Orleans, they could have VanillaGingerbread CakeMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFoodMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood
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127 Old World Cake - New World Cake
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