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