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