Cake Combos

Question 1

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

Answer 1

3 Layers Devil’s Food Cake
Filled with Chocolate Pudding
Iced with Ganache
Covered with choc cookie crumbs

Created by Ebinger Baking Company for controlled power outages in WWII. They shut down power along the waterfront so battleships could leave the Brooklyn Navy Yard without detection. Blackout drill notifications were posted

Question 2

Hummingbird Cake

Answer 2

Contains veg oil, canned pineapple chunks, banana, chopped pecans, cream cheese frosting

First submitted to Southern Living in 1978.

Question 3

Milles Crepe Cake

Answer 3

15-30 layers of crepes sandwiched between layers of sweet, thin filling

Question 4

Icebox Cakes

Answer 4

Do not include ice cream or cake. No-bake desserts made with layers of wafer cookies and whipped topping and set in a fridge. Sometimes referred to as ‘dirt’.