Cakes In The 1960's

Mardi Gras is a big deal mainly because Louisiana is the only state that celebrates it. As always, there is a famous dish that comes along with this holiday and it is King Cake. King Cake is a dessert that is made up of bread, filling, and colorful icing. King Cake was created in the mid-1800s and was made to celebrate the 12th night after Christmas. This dessert represents the coming of the three kings or three wise men (Dave). There are many simple steps to creating a King Cake. After creating the strips of dough for the King Cake, some braids then bakes the strips together which creates the unique look to the dessert. Some people may wonder what makes this thick piece of bread a dessert. Well, after the dough bakes into its unique form, someone splatters icing all over the cake and covers the dough in Mardi Gras colored sprinkles (purple, green and gold). Sometimes King Cakes will be made with different kinds of filling such as, cream cheese, strawberry, apple, or other types. The Mardi Gras colored sprinkles that are on King Cakes symbolize powerful words. Purple stands for justice, green stands for faith, and gold stands for power. The meanings of the colors were created in 1892 during the Rex Parade (Dave). The world’s largest King Cake was baked in 1998 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and it weighed 350 pounds (Dave). There is a secret ingredient that someone inserts in each King Cake and that is

The 1960s was a huge year for food. Especially convenience foods. If you’re not quite sure what a convenience food is, it’s basically a complete meal that is already pre-prepared and requires little to no cooking by the consumer. When this was introduced to people, they thought it was absolutely genius, and it was. Some of the convenience foods of the 1960s that people really enjoyed was burgers. Hamburgers and cheeseburgers was and probably still is America’s favorite food to eat. One of the most famous and popular places to have a cheeseburger in the 60s was Mcdonald’s. Other popular places to dine in the 60s were Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mr. Steak, and Shakey’s Pizza Parlor. All those places are still around except for Mr. Steak which unfortunately

There are a number of flavors available including Mint Chip, Chocolate Mocha Chip, Birthday Cake, Lemon Cake, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, and Chocolate. The only place I was able to find all of the flavors was Whole Foods. My local Fred Meyer

As we reached home she began to get started. Due to her prior baking experience she felt as if she could make the cake in her own special way. She placed the cake in the oven and waited 45 minutes. She took the

Following the ceremony, the guests enjoyed a reception at Ava’s Place filled with love and laughter while dancing the night away. The bride’s three-tiered cake was created by Wendy Burns Weeks, while the southern-inspired groom’s cake was made by Vicky Stanfield. Mollie Holland captured the bride’s vision throughout the entire floral design. The bride and groom would like to specifically thank their parents along with Pam Elrod, Stacy Hughes, Leah Renea Hunter, and Leah

The book is based in the 1920's so they had desserts like lemon cakes, upside-down cakes, and gelatin which were big hits at parties. First In the book Nick states, " Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop."(Fitzgerald 89)This example shows that they were very good because of how much that they ate. Lemon cakes would have been served at parties or small get togethers during the 1920's. Next, on "Desserts from the '20s" it says, gelatin was first mass produced at the turn of the 20th century, and came to fame in the 1920s because of refrigeration. (Selke) Gelatin was also brought to parties during this time and could be easily made during the summer now that they had refrigerators. Another dessert is the

During this time period, sundaes were really popular. I think

Chef Jean-Georges was considered to be the Unites States answer to nouvelle cuisine and can still be found in kitchens around the country today. Chef Jean-Georges claims to have been the original inventor of the molten chocolate cake. This fact is disputed by many who claim that this dish already existed before his claim. With over thirty restaurants to his name, multiple published cook books, and leading a hospitality group Chef Jean-Georges has influenced the culinary industry in a major way. (JEAN-GEORGES. (n.d.). Retrieved August 12,

The cake is named for the three kings who visited the Christ child. Over 300 years ago, the cake started out as a dry French bread type of dough with sugar on top and a bean inside. Now king cakes come in the sweet brioche dough variety and also donuts filled with several fillings, and a small plastic baby to represent baby Jesus. Tradition has it that whoever finds the baby in the cake, is responsible for purchasing the next year’s cake. • Beginning in the 18th century

Step into a time machine and go back approximately 77 years ago, where the authentic Cheesecake recipe for the Cheesecake Factory was brought to light. Evelyn Overton was reading a Detroitian newspaper when she first found the recipe for success. The family's matriarch cooked the decadent cake for everyone, and "As the cakes became more popular through word of mouth, David Overton developed a small delivery route. Everyone loved her Cheesecake recipe so much that she chose to establish a little cake shop. After a while, Evelyn gave up her dream of owning her own business in order to raise her two young kids, David and Renee.

Cooking the cake was a challenge because I had to put two pans in at a time and there was five or six pans.

Baking a cake may seem intimidating to most people but it really is not. All you need is a little creativity, patience and skill to master the task. It will prove not only to be fun but very therapeutic.

The sanitation of the premise is good where it is important to make sure the cake is safe to consume by the consumer.

I waked to the box where my cake was and opened it slowly. I am amazed with design. It was a very detailed looking Kawasaki ninja motorcycle you could see parts of the motor which made it look realistic. I was so happy with how it looked.I turned around and my mom was still looking at me, so I said

Dessert: Tiramisu and Double Chocolate Mousse Cake called from the menu. Since the meal was so filling, we took our dessert home. The next morning the tiramisu was just as I expected with the right amount of liqueur. My taste buds were not disappointed and although it was not intended for breakfast, I was completely satisfied with my choice of desserts.