02740cam a2200301 i 4500 296122234 TxAuBib 20161014120000.0 160627s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016029092 9781623365431 1623365430 eng rda TxAuBib rda Byrn, Anne. American cake [BOOK] : from colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than 125 of our best-loved cakes from past to present / Anne Byrn. New York, NY : Rodale, [2016] 344 pages : ilustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1650 to 1799: Baking Cakes in Early America -- 1800 to 1869: New Cakes & New Directions -- 1900 to 1916: Birth of the American Layer Cake -- 1917 to 1945: Baking in the Good Times & the Bad Times -- 1946 to 1962: Tupperware, Bake-Offs,® & a New Domesticity -- 1963 to 1979: American Cake Times Are a-Changin' -- 1980 to 1999: Cakes Born in the USA -- 2000 to THE PRESENT: The Cakes of the New Millennium -- Frostings & Icings. "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. In American Cake, Anne Byrn, creator of the New York Times bestselling series The Cake Mix Doctor, takes you on a journey through America's past to present with more than 125 authentic recipes for our best-loved and beautiful cakes 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. From the well-known Angel Food, Red Velvet, Pineapple Upside-Down, Gooey Butter, and Brownie to the lesser-known Burnt Leather, Wacky Cake, Lazy Daisy, and Cold Oven Pound Cake, this is a cookbook for the cook, the traveler, or anyone who loves a good story. And all recipes have been adapted to the modern kitchen". 20161014. Cake. Cake. United States History. Cookbooks.