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Lady Baltimore cake - Quiz
Lady Baltimore cake
  • 1. What type of cake is a Lady Baltimore cake?
A) Dark chocolate sponge cake
B) American white layer cake
C) Standard yellow sheet cake
D) Traditional fruitcake
  • 2. What kind of filling is found in a traditional Lady Baltimore cake?
A) Cream cheese and berries
B) Lemon curd
C) Chocolate ganache
D) Fruit and nut
  • 3. Where is the Lady Baltimore cake believed to have originated?
A) Southern United States
B) Western Canada
C) New England
D) Northern Europe
  • 4. Who is the Southern belle credited with serving the cake to Owen Wister?
A) Florence Ottolengui
B) Lady Baltimore
C) Alicia Rhett Mayberry
D) Nina Ottolengui
  • 5. In which city did the meeting between Alicia Rhett Mayberry and Owen Wister supposedly occur?
A) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
B) Columbus, Ohio
C) Charleston, South Carolina
D) Washington, D.C.
  • 6. Who managed the Lady Baltimore Tea Room in Charleston?
A) Florence and Nina Ottolengui
B) The Sugar Bakeshop owners
C) Owen Wister
D) Alicia Rhett Mayberry
  • 7. The Ottolenguis developed the Lady Baltimore cake based on which 19th-century cake?
A) King cake
B) Queen cake
C) Angel food cake
D) Pound cake
  • 8. Which shop currently produces the Lady Baltimore cake in Charleston?
A) Baltimore Sweets
B) Sugar Bakeshop
C) Charleston Bakery
D) The Tea Room
  • 9. When did the first recorded mentions of the Lady Baltimore cake name appear?
A) 1916
B) 1896
C) 1906
D) 1926
  • 10. How many egg whites are used in the cake portion of the 1906 recipe?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Two
  • 11. What is used to create the filling in the 1906 recipe?
A) Strawberries and cream
B) Chopped raisins and nuts
C) Rum and cherries
D) Chocolate and almonds
  • 12. What happens to the leftover egg yolks in the version known as 'Lord Baltimore cake'?
A) They are turned into custard
B) They are discarded
C) They are used in the cake
D) They are used in the filling
  • 13. According to the text, what might modern versions of the filling include?
A) Coffee extract
B) Rum or liqueurs
C) Dried dates
D) Fresh pineapple
  • 14. How many egg whites are used for the frosting in the 1906 recipe?
A) Six
B) Two
C) Eight
D) Four
  • 15. For how long should the cake be baked according to the 1906 recipe?
A) Fifteen or twenty minutes
B) Forty-five minutes
C) Ten minutes
D) Thirty minutes
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