--- product_id: 33041202 title: "American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book" price: "₨1440" currency: SCR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/33041202-american-cake-from-colonial-gingerbread-to-classic-layer-the-stories store_origin: SC region: Seychelles --- # American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book **Price:** ₨1440 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book - **How much does it cost?** ₨1440 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/33041202-american-cake-from-colonial-gingerbread-to-classic-layer-the-stories) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Taste your way through America with more than 125 recipes for our favorite historical cakes and frostings. 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. Review: This book is amazing for the history alone but the cakes are great. Only one fail so far. - I saw this book at the library and tried the Mary Ball Washington Gingerbread. It didn't turn out right. Mine was short, dense and dark. I took a picture of my cake next to the picture. I knew I still needed this book for the history alone so I bought a copy. I've since tried many recipes and they've each been excellent. The ones I've tried and the photos include: Mary Ball Washington Gingerbread, a fail Tunnel of Fudge Bundt Cake. This was the first cake I made in my new Anniversary Nordic Ware Bundt Pan. The book includes the history of this pan. The Coca Cola Cake. Pretty good but there are better tasting chocolate cakes. My favorite is the Texas Sheath Cake. I can't find the picture of that one. Wacky Cake. An interesting way to make a dairy free cake in one pan. This one tasted like childhood because my mom would sometimes make this one when I was a kid. The Hershey's Chocolate Cake. It was good but the batter tasted stronger than the cake. Wonderfully moist, soft crumb, it was nice Fruit Cocktail Cake. This one is delicious and makes a good breakfast cake. We grew up eating cake for breakfast and I still like partaking in this tradition. Angel Food Cake. Mine was short and light tan in comparison to the picture and the ones I've seen at the store but my was it delicious. It tasted so good I don't care what it looked like. I found online a recipe called a 12 Yolk Pound Cake that I made with the 12 yolks and it was a delicious cake as well. Chocolate Stout Cake. I've been making this cake each year for the Super Bowl since about 2011 and the recipe in this book is the exact recipe I found online and have been making each year. It was fun to learn the history of the cake. I also have learned so many things like how the 9X13 cake pan was popularized by the recipe for Rice Crispy Treats. Definitely a wonderful book and well worth the purchase. Review: American Cake is a wonderful book - filled with beautiful photographs - American Cake is a wonderful book - filled with beautiful photographs, delicious cake recipes and many interesting historical details. I am enjoying revisiting American history through the 'cake lens' - just the bit of sweetness we all might benefit from right now! I was happy to see some family favorites included such as the NYT plum torte, the SP carrot cake and the Moosewood coffee cake, but I am also intrigued by the many cakes I now need to try. This book is a winner - it is both a good read and a good resource...and would be a great gift to any baking enthusiast! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #244,661 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #230 in Cake Baking (Books) #359 in Gastronomy History (Books) #1,112 in U.S. Regional Cooking, Food & Wine | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 574 Reviews | ## Images ![American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81acjh3LEyL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is amazing for the history alone but the cakes are great. Only one fail so far. *by J***Y on February 23, 2019* I saw this book at the library and tried the Mary Ball Washington Gingerbread. It didn't turn out right. Mine was short, dense and dark. I took a picture of my cake next to the picture. I knew I still needed this book for the history alone so I bought a copy. I've since tried many recipes and they've each been excellent. The ones I've tried and the photos include: Mary Ball Washington Gingerbread, a fail Tunnel of Fudge Bundt Cake. This was the first cake I made in my new Anniversary Nordic Ware Bundt Pan. The book includes the history of this pan. The Coca Cola Cake. Pretty good but there are better tasting chocolate cakes. My favorite is the Texas Sheath Cake. I can't find the picture of that one. Wacky Cake. An interesting way to make a dairy free cake in one pan. This one tasted like childhood because my mom would sometimes make this one when I was a kid. The Hershey's Chocolate Cake. It was good but the batter tasted stronger than the cake. Wonderfully moist, soft crumb, it was nice Fruit Cocktail Cake. This one is delicious and makes a good breakfast cake. We grew up eating cake for breakfast and I still like partaking in this tradition. Angel Food Cake. Mine was short and light tan in comparison to the picture and the ones I've seen at the store but my was it delicious. It tasted so good I don't care what it looked like. I found online a recipe called a 12 Yolk Pound Cake that I made with the 12 yolks and it was a delicious cake as well. Chocolate Stout Cake. I've been making this cake each year for the Super Bowl since about 2011 and the recipe in this book is the exact recipe I found online and have been making each year. It was fun to learn the history of the cake. I also have learned so many things like how the 9X13 cake pan was popularized by the recipe for Rice Crispy Treats. Definitely a wonderful book and well worth the purchase. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ American Cake is a wonderful book - filled with beautiful photographs *by N***Y on October 2, 2016* American Cake is a wonderful book - filled with beautiful photographs, delicious cake recipes and many interesting historical details. I am enjoying revisiting American history through the 'cake lens' - just the bit of sweetness we all might benefit from right now! I was happy to see some family favorites included such as the NYT plum torte, the SP carrot cake and the Moosewood coffee cake, but I am also intrigued by the many cakes I now need to try. This book is a winner - it is both a good read and a good resource...and would be a great gift to any baking enthusiast! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've tired over half the recipies! *by J***. on March 12, 2023* I adore this book. During the winter I have made it a point to make one of these cakes every weekend. In the book I write the date, weather, and a note on what's going on in the world, and I write notes on the recipies. These recipies are just spectacular. I've learned so much about cake baking and different flavors that I never would've tried otherwise. To learn the origins and history behind the cakes makes it so much better. It's fun to tell others the story of the cake when I share them. Recipies are well written, easy to follow and flat out good recipies. The cakes taste spectacular! I read the history before I start each recipie so I can reflect on the story as I'm baking. Photos are also gorgeous. This was a well thought out book. 5 stars, highly recommend. This book has been such a joy!!! 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