My first taste of Coca-Cola Cake was at Cracker Barrel. This was during the time when the cake was still just a seasonal item on the menu that had a limited run kind of like McDonalds and the McRib sandwich. It was a total fluke that I even tried the cake as my family usually … Continue reading The History of Coca-Cola Cake
This is a cake that I see sooooooo often in community cookbooks and it has been on my "To Bake" list for what seems like forever. How could it not be? It is a cake made with mayonnaise. (Spoilers I know!) Either way it turns out you have a great story. Though seeing as it … Continue reading The History of Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake or the $100 Cake
I must warn you now, I went down the rabbit hole with popular desserts of the 1980s. I was doing research for a history post and the same few recipes kept popping up over and over. Therefore I had to check them out. So, if you will indulge me for the next few posts, I … Continue reading The History of Chocolate Eclair Cake
This is a cookie that I am quite familiar with and not because Peanut Blossoms were made a lot in my family. It is more that whenever cookies were gifted to us, these cookies inevitably made an appearance. As a kid, these cookies were the best of both worlds as you got a cookie and … Continue reading The History of Peanut Blossom Cookies
So next up on this trip into the world of fondue is the chocolate fondue. While the cheese fondue has its origins from the Swiss, chocolate fondue is not quite but kind of Swiss and a much newer creation. It was the paired effort of Konrad Egli, the owner of New York's Chalet Suisse restaurant, … Continue reading Chocolate Fondue
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