American cake : from colonial gingerbread to classic layer, the stories and recipes behind more than 125 of our best-loved cakes
(Book)

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index.

"Tracing cakes chronologically from the dark, moist gingerbread of New England to the elegant pound cake, the hardscrabble Appalachian stack cake, war cakes, deep-South caramel, Hawaiian Chantilly, and the modern California cakes of orange and olive oil, Byrn shares recipes, stories, and a behind-the-scenes look into what cakes we were baking back in time."--Back cover.