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A Lady Baltimore cake is an American white layer cake with fluffy frosting and a fruit and nut filling. The cake is believed to have been created in the Southern United States in the early 20th century, but its exact origins are disputed.
The most popular legend of the Lady Baltimore cake is that Alicia Rhett Mayberry, a Southern belle, baked and served the cake to Wister in Charleston, South Carolina. Wister was said to have been so enamored with the cake that he used it as the namesake of his novel, Lady Baltimore. [26] [27] [28]
Lady Baltimore may refer to: Anne Arundell, Lady Baltimore (c. 1615/1616–1649) English noblewoman; Charlotte Lee, Lady Baltimore (1678–1721) English noblewoman; Lady Baltimore cake, an American white layer cake; Lady Baltimore (eagle), a non-releasable bald eagle; Lady Baltimore, a 1906 novel by Owen Wister
He enlists the assistance of Constance "Pink" Lately, a housewife clutching a Lady Baltimore cake, Jinx the red-headed Haymaker's elevator girl, and many of the participants in a "Victory Swap Meet" to track down an embezzler, a code thief and a murderer.
A simple buttery and sweet German cake baked on a tray. [6] Carrot cake: United Kingdom: A moist, dense, sweet cake made with carrots. Variations include Rüblitorte, a classic Swiss carrot cake made from a sponge cake with carrots and hazelnuts or almonds, glazed with a sugar glaze, and decorated with small marzipan carrots. Cassata: Sicily
In the Southeastern United States, a teacake is a traditional dense large cookie, made with sugar, butter, eggs, flour, milk, and flavoring. [5] They are particularly associated with the African-American community and were originally developed as an analog of the pastries served to guests by white women when entertaining.
Angel food cake, a sponge cake made using only egg whites [2] Lady Baltimore cake, a dish in Southern cuisine [1] Mary Todd Lincoln's white almond cake was a celebrated cake during the period surrounding Abraham Lincoln's presidency [18] [19] [20] White velvet cake, a yolkless cake from the 1860s that is a version of Red velvet cake [21]
Depression cake is a type of cake that was commonly made during the Great Depression. The ingredients include little or no milk, sugar, butter, or eggs, because the ingredients were then either expensive or hard to obtain. Similar cakes are known as "War Cake", as they avoided ingredients that were scarce or were being conserved for the use of ...