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Devil s food cake
  • 1. What primary ingredient was used to differentiate devil's food cake from standard chocolate cake in the early 20th century?
A) A greater proportion of chocolate
B) The use of white flour
C) The addition of baking soda
D) The inclusion of fruit puree
  • 2. In a 1914 commercial baker's manual, how much cocoa was required for a devil's food cake compared to a chocolate cake of similar size?
A) Three ounces
B) Twelve ounces
C) Five ounces
D) Ten ounces
  • 3. What ingredient did cooks introduce during the Great Depression to accentuate the chocolate flavor of the cake?
A) Vanilla extract
B) Coffee
C) Extra sugar
D) Cinnamon
  • 4. Which cookbook featured devil's food cake 23 times by 1913?
A) Modern Women of America Cookbook
B) The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
C) The Joy of Cooking
D) Waldorf Astoria Kitchen Guide
  • 5. What was the name of the cake variation that swapped chocolate for cocoa powder and used boiled icing, eventually becoming an ancestor to red velvet cake?
A) Dark Chocolate Delight
B) Velvet Cocoa Cake
C) Pittsburgh Cocoa Layers
D) Midnight Devil Cake
  • 6. Which company introduced one of the first devil's food cake mixes following the success of their gingerbread mix?
A) Taggart Baking Company
B) Hostess
C) General Mills
D) P. Duff and Sons
  • 7. In what year did the Taggart Baking Company begin selling the first commercially produced cupcakes using a devil's food recipe?
A) 1927
B) 1929
C) 1914
D) 1919
  • 8. Which snack cake was inspired by devil's food cake and featured a hot-dog shape with cream filling?
A) Whoopie Pie
B) Swiss Roll
C) Hostess CupCake
D) Devil Dog
  • 9. What urban legend contributed to the widespread publication of red velvet cake recipes in the mid-20th century?
A) A secret recipe lost in the Great Depression
B) The invention of a new red food dye
C) A woman charged a high fee for a recipe at the Waldorf Astoria
D) A rivalry between two famous New York bakers
  • 10. By the 21st century, what type of cake had the typical devil's food cake become?
A) A chiffon cake
B) A cheesecake
C) A pound cake
D) A sponge cake
  • 11. What brand released a popular low-fat devil's food cookie range in the 1990s?
A) Nabisco
B) Little Debbie
C) Hostess
D) SnackWell's
  • 12. What change regarding eggs occurred during the Great Depression for devil's food cake recipes?
A) Egg whites replaced whole eggs
B) Dried eggs were used exclusively
C) Whole eggs replaced egg yolks
D) Egg replacers were introduced
  • 13. What name did the 'Velvet Cocoa Cake' acquire by the mid-1920s due to its reddish appearance?
A) Ruby Cocoa
B) Devil's Delight
C) Crimson Cake
D) Red Devil
  • 14. Which frosting was described as typical for early 20th-century devil's food cake recipes?
A) Cream cheese frosting
B) Royal icing
C) Boiled icing
D) Ganache
  • 15. How did the 21st-century devil's food cake differ from earlier recipes regarding butter?
A) It lacked butter
B) It used margarine instead of butter
C) It used oil instead of butter
D) It used twice as much butter
  • 16. What is a primary visual characteristic of devil's food cake?
A) Pure white crumb
B) Light pastel pink tone
C) Bright yellow hue
D) Dark mahogany color
  • 17. When did devil's food cake gain widespread popularity?
A) By the mid-1950s
B) By the early 1910s
C) By the late 1890s
D) By the early 1980s
  • 18. What is a common frosting pairing for devil's food cake to provide visual contrast?
A) Strawberry glaze
B) Peanut butter cream
C) White frosting
D) Dark chocolate ganache
  • 19. Who is generally credited with the first recipes under the name 'Devil's Food Cake'?
A) The editor of Table Talk
B) Lesley Porcelli
C) Parks
D) Sarah Tyson Rorer
  • 20. In what year were the earliest 'chocolate jelly cakes' found by Parks?
A) 1893
B) 1871
C) 1902
D) 1878
  • 21. What magazine published a recipe for 'Devil's Cake' in 1893?
A) Table Talk
B) Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink
C) Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book
D) New Dixie Receipt Book
  • 22. Since at least what year had angel food cake been published in recipes?
A) 1878
B) 1890
C) 1902
D) 1871
  • 23. How did a newspaper describe devil's food in 1894?
A) The sweetest cake on earth
B) Black as only his satanic majesty can be
C) A dark and devilish delight
D) A forbidden chocolate treat
  • 24. What did Sarah Tyson Rorer claim her 1902 cake recipe was fit for?
A) Kings and queens
B) The devil
C) Angels
D) The public
  • 25. Where did a 1890 reference to 'Black Chocolate or Devil’s Food Cake' appear?
A) Table Talk magazine
B) Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book
C) The New Dixie Receipt Book
D) A New Madrid, Missouri, newspaper
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