Brennan’s Restaurant
Hitchcock, Max. “Cherries Jubilee created for Queen Victoria.” The Citizen, November 30, 2005. http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/article_115089e4-ab4a-5db7-b4ff-b367f1728cf4.html?print=1
RECIPE: Adapted from recipes by Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, and AllRecipes.com.
CROISSANTS
August Zang and the French Croissant: How Viennoiserie Came to France by Jim Chevallier
RECIPE: Adapted from a recipe by Jennifer Lee.
GINGERBREAD MEN
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets by William Woys Weaver
Edwards, Karen S. and Sharon Antle. “Gingerbread.” Americana magazine.
“Holiday Tradition with Spicy History.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 9, 2001.
RECIPE: Adapted from a Margie Moore original (that’s my mom!).
OPERA CAKE
Paris Sweets: Great Desserts From the City’s Best Pastry Shops by Dorie Greenspan
Larousse Gastronomique by Librairie Larousse
La Nouvelle Patisserie: The Art and Science of Making Beautiful Pastries and Desserts by Jean-Yves DuPerret and Jacqueline Mallorca
RECIPE: Adapted from a Dorie Greenspan recipe.
PRINCESS TORTE
The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry by Bo Friberg
Prinsessornas Kokbok by Jenny Akerstrom and Gudrun Carlson
SemiSwede.com
RECIPE: Adapted from original Jenny Akerstrom recipes and Greg Patent.
ANIMAL CRACKERS
Songs for a Little House by Christopher Morley
Leiby, Richard. “Send In The Clowns.” The Washington Post, November 20, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/19/AR2005111901467_pf.html
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati
Sydney Stern obituary. New York Times, 1989.
RECIPE: Believe it or not, this was adapted from a recipe I received that was on the back-of-the-box of a box of cookie cutters that were gifted to me!
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
GirlScouts.org
RECIPE: Adapted from an early Girl Scout cookie recipe.
CHOCOLATE CREME-FILLED COOKIES
Kraft Foods, INC 100 Years of Oreo Fact Sheet
Out of the Cracker Barrel: From Animal Crackers to ZuZu’s by William Cahn
Rhoads, Christopher. “Hydrox Redux: Cookie Duels Orea, Again.” The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2008.
RECIPE: Originally published in Retro Desserts by Wayne Harley Brachman, this recipe was adopted and adapted online quite a bit. I followed several of the adaptations and made my own. It is quite different from the “original” recipe at this point!
PINK FROSTED COOKIES
PinksOriginalBakery.com
RECIPE: This recipe is a basic softie sugar cookie with pink frosting. It’s not meant to be a copy of the pink frosted cookie, which is rolled; this one is much easier for the home baker with a tight schedule!
TOASTER-STYLE PASTRIES
Barry, Dave. “Tarts Afire.” The Herald, June 27, 1993.
Kellogg’s company timeline (KelloggHistory.com/timeline.html)
Whole Pop online magazine (WholePop.com)
RECIPE: This is similar to the one that appeared in my first book, CakeSpy Presents Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life (which was adapted from a recipe by Peabody Rudd) with slight edits.
ALICE B. TOKLAS BROWNIES
The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook by Alice B. Toklas
“Alice B. Toklas Life Stories, Books, & Links.” Today in Literature. www.todayinliterature.com/biography/alice.b.toklas.asp
Nothing Is True—Everything Is Permitted: The Life of Brion Gysin by John Geiger
RECIPE: This is adapted from the original in The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook, but designed for a more modern audience and with the option to make as bars or as truffles.
BETTER THAN SEX CAKE
Bombeck, Erma. “Cake Dubbed Better than Sex.” Ocala Star-Banner, Oct 30, 1990.
Amusing anecdote from Jack Betts of The Charlotte Observer
RECIPE: Starting on the Internet, I found many versions of this recipe. I have combined various aspects of several for this version.
KATHARINE HEPBURN BROWNIES
“Straight Talk from Miss Hepburn” letter to the editor. New York Times, July 6, 2003.
Dishing: Great Dish—and Dishes—from America’s Most Beloved Gossip Coumnist by Liz Smith
Ladies’ Home Journal magazine
RECIPE: This recipe has been widely shared. This is a little bit more informative version of it.
URBAN LEGEND COOKIES
BreakTheChain.org
Neiman Marcus
RECIPE: Adapted from various recipes around the Internet; this is not the one that Neiman Marcus started selling!
INDEX
Note: Photographs are indicated by italics.
A
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
American Cookery (Simmons), 4.1, 20.1, 30.1
Animal Crackers, 32.1, 33.1
ANZAC Biscuits
Apple Pie
B
Baked Alaska, 20.1, 21.1
Baker’s Chocolate, 5.1, 26.1
Barnum’s Animal Crackers, 33.1, 33.2
bars
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Blondies, 10.1, 11.1
Brownies, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Puffed Rice Treats
Bernhardt, Sarah
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Betty Crocker, 2.1, 2.2
Birthday Cake, 1.1, 1.2
Biscuits, ANZAC
Blondies, 10.1, 11.1
Boiled Milk Frosting
Boston Cream Pie
Bridges, Charles Scott
Brown, Danny
Brown, Joe “Black Joe”
Brownie Base
Brownies, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2
Brownies, Alice B. Toklas
Brownies, Katherine Hepburn
Bundt pan, 25.1, 25.2
Butter Cookies, Scout
buttermilk
German Chocolate Cake
Old-Fashioned Doughnuts, 6.1, 7.1
Red Velvet Cake, 8.1, 9.1
Wellesley Fudge Cake
C
cakes
Baked Alaska, 20.1, 21.1
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Birthday Cake, 1.1, 1.2
Boston Cream Pie
cake mix, invention of
Carrot Cake
celebrities, named after
Cupcakes, 4.1, 4.2
doughnut holes, origins of
Doughnuts, 6.1, 7.1
German Chocolate Cake
New York Cheesecake
Opera Cake, 31.1, 31.2
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Princess Torte, 32.1, 32.2
Red Velvet Cake, 8.1, 9.1
Smith Island Cake, 9.1, 10.1
snack cakes with curious names
Sponge Cake
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Wellesley Fudge Cake
Campfire Girls
Carrot Cake
Carver, George Washington
celebrities, baked goods named after
Charlotte Russe
Cheesecake, New York
Cherries Jubilee
chocolate
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Baked Alaska, 20.1, 21.1
Birthday Cake, 1.1, 1.2
Boston Cream Pie
Brownies, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2
Chocolate Chip Cookies
chocolate chips, origins of
Chocolate Creme-Filled Cookies
Chocolate Drizzle
Chocolate Ganache
German Chocolate Cake
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Nutty Chocolate Pie
Opera Cake, 31.1, 31.2
Red Velvet Cake, 8.1, 9.1
&
nbsp; Rich Chocolate Frosting, 1.1, 1.2
Rich Chocolate Topping
Smith Island Cake, 9.1, 10.1
snack cakes, curious names of
Thick Chocolate Glaze
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Urban Legend Cookies
Wellesley Fudge Cake
Whoopie Pies, 14.1, 15.1
Clichy, Louis
coconut
ANZAC Biscuits
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Coconut Cream Frosting
Coconut Pecan Frosting
Cupcakes, 4.1, 4.2
German Chocolate Cake
coffee
Coffee Cream Filling
Coffee Syrup
Hermits
Opera Cake, 31.1, 31.2
cold desserts
Baked Alaska, 20.1, 21.1
Cherries Jubilee
cookies and bars
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Animal Crackers, 32.1, 33.1
ANZAC Biscuits
Blondies, 10.1, 11.1
Brownies, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2
celebrities, named after
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Creme-Filled Cookies
Gingerbread Men
Girl Scout Cookies
Hermits
Joe Froggers
Jumbles
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pink Frosted Cookies, 36.1, 36.2
Puffed Rice Treats
Urban Legend Cookies
Whoopie Pies, 14.1, 15.1
Crackers, Animal, 32.1, 33.1
cream cheese
Carrot Cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
invention of
New York Cheesecake
Red Velvet Cake, 8.1, 9.1
Cream Filling, Coffee
Cream Frosting, Coconut
Creme-Filled Cookies, Chocolate
Crocker, Betty, 2.1, 2.2
Croissants
crusts
Piecrust
Shortcrust Cheesecake Base
Cupcakes, 4.1, 4.2
custards
Boston Cream Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie, 17.1, 18.1
Princess Torte, 32.1, 32.2
Pumpkin Pie
D
Dalloyau
Dalquist, H. David
Day, Mildred
Derby-Pie. See Nutty Chocolate Pie
Devil Dogs
Ding Dongs
Dole Food Company
doughnut holes, origins of
Doughnuts, 6.1, 7.1
Drizzle, Chocolate
Duncan Hines
E
Easterling, Ruth
Escoffier, Auguste
evaporated milk versus sweetened condensed milk
F
famous people, baked goods named after
Filling, Coffee Cream
Filling, Custard
food coloring, invention of
Frangipane
frostings and toppings
Boiled Milk Frosting
Chocolate Ganache
Coconut Cream Frosting, 4.1, 4.2
Coconut Pecan Frosting
Coffee Syrup
Cream Cheese Frosting
Meringue Coating
Meringue Topping
Pink Frosting, 36.1, 36.2
Rich Chocolate Frosting, 1.1, 1.2
Rich Chocolate Topping
Smith Island Fudge Frosting
Thick Chocolate Glaze
Wellesley Fudge Frosting
fruit
Apple Pie
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Cherries Jubilee
Hermits
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Princess Torte, 32.1, 32.2
Toaster-Style Pastries
Toklas “Truffles”
fudge
Brownies, 10.1, 11.1
Smith Island Cake, 9.1, 10.1
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Wellesley Fudge Cake
G
Ganache, Chocolate
General Mills, Inc., 2.1, 9.1
German Chocolate Cake
Gingerbread Men
Girl Scout Cookies
Glaze, Thick Chocolate
Goodfellow, Elizabeth Coane
Gregory, Hanson
Gysin, Brion
H
Helfrich, Ella
Hepburn, Katherine
Hermits
Hines, Duncan
Ho Hos
Hostess snack cupcakes, 4.1, 34.1
Hydrox cookies. See Creme-Filled Cookies, Chocolate
I
ice cream
Baked Alaska, 20.1, 21.1
Cherries Jubilee
icing. See frostings and toppings
Irving, Washington
J
Jefferson, Thomas, 19.1, 21.1
Jensen, Malitta
Joe Froggers
Jubilee, Cherries
Jumbles
K
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Kellogg’s, 14.1, 14.2, 35.1, 37.1
Krimpets
L
Labadie’s Bakery
Lamingtons
Lawrence, William
Lemon Meringue Pie, 17.1, 18.1
Leslie, Eliza, 4.1, 18.1
Libby’s canned food company
M
marshmallows
Puffed Rice Treats
Whoopie Pies, 14.1, 15.1
Marzipan Dome
Meringue Coating
Meringue Topping
milk, evaporated versus sweetened condensed
Milk Frosting, Boiled
molasses
Gingerbread Men
Joe Froggers
N
Nabisco, 6.1, 33.1, 33.2, 35.1
Neiman Marcus, 12.1, 41.1
Nesselrode Pudding (or Pie)
Nestlé company, 12.1, 12.2, 17.1
New York Cheesecake
nuts
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Blondies, 10.1, 11.1
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coconut Pecan Frosting
German Chocolate Cake
Hermits
Jumbles
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Nutty Chocolate Pie
Pecan Pie
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Urban Legend Cookies
Nutty Chocolate Pie
O
Old-Fashioned Doughnuts, 6.1, 7.1
Omni Parker House Hotel, 2.1, 18.1
Opera Cake, 31.1, 31.2
Oreos. See Creme-Filled Cookies, Chocolate
P
Palmer House Hotel
Parker House Hotel, 2.1, 18.1
Pastries, Toaster-Style
Pastry Cream
Peanut Butter Cookies
pecans
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Blondies, 10.1, 11.1
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coconut Pecan Frosting
German Chocolate Cake
Jumbles
Katherine Hepburn Brownies
Nutty Chocolate Pie
Pecan Pie
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 3.1, 6.1
Pie, Boston Cream
pies
Apple Pie
celebrities, named after
Lemon Meringue Pie, 17.1, 18.1
Nutty Chocolate Pie
Pecan Pie
Piecrust
Pumpkin Pie
Pies, Whoopie, 14.1, 15.1
Pillsbury, 9.1, 13.1, 25.1
Pillsbury Bake-Off, 13.1, 25.1
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Pink Frosted Cookies, 36.1, 36.2
Pop-Tarts. See Toaster-Style
Pastries
pot brownies. See Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Princess Torte, 32.1, 32.2
Puffed Rice Treats
Pumpkin Pie
R
Red Velvet Cake, 8.1, 9.1
Rice Krispie Treats. See Puffed Rice Treats
Rich Chocolate Frosting, 1.1, 1.2
Rich Chocolate Topping
Rigó Jancsi
Rosefield, Joseph
Rumford, Count (Benjamin Thompson)
S
sandwich cookies
Chocolate Creme-Filled Cookies
Whoopie Pies, 14.1, 15.1
Sanzian, M.
Sarah Bernhardt Cakes
Savarin
Scout Butter Cookies
Shortcrust Cheesecake Base
Simmons, Amelia, 4.1, 20.1, 30.1
Smith Island Cake, 9.1, 10.1
snack cakes, curious names of
Sno Balls
spices
Alice B. Toklas Brownies
Apple Pie
Gingerbread Men
Hermits
Joe Froggers
Pumpkin Pie
Sponge Cake
Stein, Gertrude
Suzy Q’s
sweetened condensed milk versus evaporated milk
Syrup, Coffee
T
Thick Chocolate Glaze
Toaster-Style Pastries
Toklas, Alice B.
Toll House Inn, 12.1, 12.2
Torte, Princess, 32.1, 32.2
Tunnel of Fudge Cake, 24.1, 25.1
Twinkies
U
Upside-Down Cake, Pineapple
Urban Legend Cookies
W
Wakefield, Ruth, 12.1, 12.2
Wellesley Fudge Cake
Whoopie Pies, 14.1, 15.1
Wilson, Walter G.
Y
yellow cakes
Better than Sex Cake, 39.1, 39.2
Birthday Cake, 1.1, 1.2
Smith Island Cake, 9.1, 10.1
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