- 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) The inclusion of fruit puree
D) A greater proportion of chocolate
- 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) Twelve ounces
B) Ten 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) Vanilla extract
B) Coffee
C) Extra sugar
D) Cinnamon
- 4. Which cookbook featured devil's food cake 23 times by 1913?
A) The Joy of Cooking
B) Waldorf Astoria Kitchen Guide
C) Modern Women of America Cookbook
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) Velvet Cocoa Cake
B) Midnight Devil Cake
C) Dark Chocolate Delight
D) Pittsburgh Cocoa Layers
- 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) 1919
B) 1927
C) 1914
D) 1929
- 8. Which snack cake was inspired by devil's food cake and featured a hot-dog shape with cream filling?
A) Hostess CupCake
B) Devil Dog
C) Swiss Roll
D) Whoopie Pie
- 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 woman charged a high fee for a recipe at the Waldorf Astoria
C) A rivalry between two famous New York bakers
D) A secret recipe lost in the Great Depression
- 10. By the 21st century, what type of cake had the typical devil's food cake become?
A) A cheesecake
B) A pound cake
C) A chiffon cake
D) A sponge cake
- 11. What brand released a popular low-fat devil's food cookie range in the 1990s?
A) SnackWell's
B) Nabisco
C) Hostess
D) Little Debbie
- 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) Egg replacers were introduced
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) Devil's Delight
B) Crimson Cake
C) Ruby Cocoa
D) Red Devil
- 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 margarine 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 early 1980s
B) By the late 1890s
C) By the early 1910s
D) By the mid-1950s
- 18. What is a common frosting pairing for devil's food cake to provide visual contrast?
A) Strawberry glaze
B) White frosting
C) Dark chocolate ganache
D) Peanut butter cream
- 19. Who is generally credited with the first recipes under the name 'Devil's Food Cake'?
A) Parks
B) Sarah Tyson Rorer
C) Lesley Porcelli
D) The editor of Table Talk
- 20. In what year were the earliest 'chocolate jelly cakes' found by Parks?
A) 1878
B) 1871
C) 1893
D) 1902
- 21. What magazine published a recipe for 'Devil's Cake' in 1893?
A) Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book
B) New Dixie Receipt Book
C) Table Talk
D) Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink
- 22. Since at least what year had angel food cake been published in recipes?
A) 1871
B) 1902
C) 1878
D) 1890
- 23. How did a newspaper describe devil's food in 1894?
A) The sweetest cake on earth
B) A dark and devilish delight
C) A forbidden chocolate treat
D) Black as only his satanic majesty can be
- 24. What did Sarah Tyson Rorer claim her 1902 cake recipe was fit for?
A) The public
B) Kings and queens
C) Angels
D) The devil
- 25. Where did a 1890 reference to 'Black Chocolate or Devil’s Food Cake' appear?
A) Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book
B) The New Dixie Receipt Book
C) Table Talk magazine
D) A New Madrid, Missouri, newspaper
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