American cake : from colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than 125 of our best-loved cakes /

Byrn, Anne,

American cake : from colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than 125 of our best-loved cakes / From colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than 125 of our best-loved cakes From colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than one hundred and twenty five of our best-loved cakes Anne Byrn. - 344 pages : illustrations, colour photographs ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The history of cake in America -- 1. 1650 to 1799: baking cakes in early America -- 2. 1800 to 1869: new cakes & new directions -- 3. 1870-1899: a scientific approach: baking powder & Fanny Farmer -- 4. 1900 to 1916: birth of the American layer cake -- 5. 1917 to 1945: baking in the good times & the bad times -- 6. 1946 to 1962: Tupperware, Bake-Offs,® & a new domesticity -- 7. 1963 to 1979: American cake times are a-changin' -- 8. 1980 to 1999: cakes born in the USA -- 9. 2000 to the present: the cakes of the new millennium -- 10. Frostings & icings -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Cakes in America aren't just about sugar, flour, and frosting. They have a deep, rich history that developed as our country grew. Cakes, more so than other desserts, are synonymous with celebration and coming together for happy times. They're an icon of American culture, reflecting heritage, region, season, occasion, and era. And they always have been, throughout history. New York Times bestselling author Anne Bryn takes readers on a journey through America's past to present with more than 125 authentic recipes for our best-loved and beautifulcakes and frostings.Tracing cakes chronologically from the dark, moist gingerbread of New England to the elegant pound cake, the hardscrabble Appalachian stack cake, war cakes, deep-South caramel, Hawaiian Chantilly, and the modern California cakes of orange and olive oil, Byrn shares recipes, stories, and a behind-the-scenes look into what cakes we were baking back in time." --Back cover.

1623365430 9781623365431

2016029092


Cake.
Cake--History--United States


Cookbooks

TX771 / .B968 2016

641.8653

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