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