American cake : 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.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1623365430
- ISBN: 9781623365431
- Physical Description: 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Publisher: [Emmaus, Pennsylvania] : Rodale, [2016]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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- Cookbooks.
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- 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 641.8653 BYR (Text) | 36015000718243 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 641.8653 BYR (Text) | 36015000972485 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
