This cake is technically the first “chocolate cake” on record and, according to Anne Byrn’s book American Cake, it can be ...

Election cakes were so popular in Hartford, Connecticut, in the 1800s that they were dubbed 'Hartford Election Cakes.' The first known published recipe — found in Amelia Simmons’ 1796 “American ...

I was surprised to find out that my favorite cake originated way back in the 1800s. "Velvet cakes" date ... we have an authentic recipe.