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20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

ECBG — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:35:40 GMT

I just saw a video of "20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded Into History" on youtube. Very interesting! Some preperation was shown, all of the desserts had been made!

I had heard of a few, but not all!

How many of these have you had?

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

SportyShorty07 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:24:11 GMT

@ECBG I've made pineapple upside down cakes, cherries jubilee, and ambrosia from those 20 Famous Desserts . I have a ton of cookbooks from the 50's, 60's and 70's so I make retro famous desserts whenever I like. I just made a Boston Cream Pie last month from one of my cookbooks. This was a fun youtube video to watch. Thank you, ECBG!

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Effie54 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:32:36 GMT

I remember having German Chocolate cake and chocolate mousse back in the day....and I still make them. I'm not into Funfetti anything or peanut butter deserts.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

loriqvc — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:39:26 GMT

Here's the list, in case anyone else didn't feel like watching an 18-minute video :

Chiffon Cake
Jell-O Salad
Fondue (Chocolate and Cheese)
Viennetta
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ambrosia Salad
German Chocolate Cake
Grasshopper Pie
Tunnel of Fudge Cake
Bananas Foster
Black Forest Cake
Baked Alaska
Harvey Wallbanger Cake
Cherries Jubilee
Crepe Suzette
Rum Baba
Lady Baltimore Cake
Dacquoise
Charlotte Russe
Tom and Jerry

I had never heard of a "Tom and Jerry," but I've tried all of the other desserts on this list that I would try (some have ingredients I really dislike), and I've had many if not most of them within the past 10 years, so I wouldn't consider that too far "faded into history." Part of that could be attributed to watching a lot of baking shows and being inspired to test things out, but German chocolate cake and black forest cake are favorites in my extended family, so we have them somewhat often. And I actually just made a pineapple upside-down cake last month.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Effie54 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:54:23 GMT

@loriqvc wrote:
Here's the list, in case anyone else didn't feel like watching an 18-minute video :

Chiffon Cake
Jell-O Salad
Fondue (Chocolate and Cheese)
Viennetta
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ambrosia Salad
German Chocolate Cake
Grasshopper Pie
Tunnel of Fudge Cake
Bananas Foster
Black Forest Cake
Baked Alaska
Harvey Wallbanger Cake
Cherries Jubilee
Crepe Suzette
Rum Baba
Lady Baltimore Cake
Dacquoise
Charlotte Russe
Tom and Jerry

I had never heard of a "Tom and Jerry," but I've tried all of the other desserts on this list that I would try (some have ingredients I really dislike), and I've had many if not most of them within the past 10 years, so I wouldn't consider that too far "faded into history." Part of that could be attributed to watching a lot of baking shows and being inspired to test things out, but German chocolate cake and black forest cake are favorites in my extended family, so we have them somewhat often. And I actually just made a pineapple upside-down cake last month.

@loriqvc Thank you for posting the list!

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

kate2357 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:04:25 GMT

@loriqvc

Thank you for sharing the list. I did not want to go watch a video to get the list of desserts.

There were 3 desserts I had not heard of, but upon Googling the names below, I realized I had tried the desserts, I just didn't know their official names.

Lady Baltimore Cake
Dacquoise
Charlotte Russe

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Bookplate — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:12:54 GMT

One can still find Black Forest cakes at ethnic bakeries in New York city.

And I would be surprised if no one was making pineapple upside down cakes anymore.

My mother used to make a chocolate mousse pie. I think it had 100,000 calories per fork-full, but it was worth every bite.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

SaveTheTurtles — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:19:52 GMT

I've made pineapple upside down cake, chiffon cake, and tunnel of fudge.

Thanks for posting the list!

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

deepwaterdotter — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:51:55 GMT

I make my nephew a Tunnel of Fudge cake every year for his birthday. I plan on including the recipe in my wedding shower gift later this year for his future wife.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Desertdi — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:16:28 GMT

My grandmother was "famous" for her Broken Glass Cake...

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

DSD2 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:18:19 GMT

Many of these were unfamiliar to me.

I've had:

Black Forest Cake

German Chocolate Cake (delish) and

Bananas Foster

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Desertdi — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:29:41 GMT

@Bookplate wrote:
One can still find Black Forest cakes at ethnic bakeries in New York city.
And I would be surprised if no one was making pineapple upside down cakes anymore.
My mother used to make a chocolate mousse pie. I think it had 100,000 calories per fork-full, but it was worth every bite.

@Bookplate

Same for Dinkel's (Chicago). They closed in 2022 after 100 years in business! (no parking lot, either)

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Puggywuggy — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:30:55 GMT

I've only tried: German Chocolate Cake, Pineapple Upside Cake & Boston Cream.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

AuntG — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:31:42 GMT

German chocolate cake is very common where I live. Many restaurants have it on the dessert menu. I wish lava cakes would disappear.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Puggywuggy — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:33:34 GMT

Oops, my allergy eyes are watering so badly that I didn't realize Boston Cream wasn't on the list ..my eyes definitely need windshield wipers 😘

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Nightowlz — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 02:56:58 GMT

I haven't heard of a lot of those. I make Ambrosia salad. I love Chocolate German Cake but have no idea last time I ate it. These are the only 2 on the list I have ate.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

happilyretiredgirl — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:12:33 GMT

I still make German Chocolate and pineapple upside down cakes, they are my husband's favorite.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

okaywitheasypay — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:32:18 GMT

ok--gotta ask- Tom & Jerry ?

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

deepwaterdotter — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:27:08 GMT

@okaywitheasypay As I remember it, "Tom and Jerry" is a drink served during the winter holidays. My mother's recipe for the batter used in the drink includes separated eggs, salt, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.

She would beat the egg whites into stiff peaks with an electric mixer. Then she would beat the butter and sugar in another bowl, then stir in the egg yolks and vanilla. Finally, stir in the egg whites and spices.

She stored the batter in the refrigerator in a Tupperware bowl. We kids would have a scoop stirred into our hot cocoa. The adults would stir it into a cup of eggnog or a mug of brandy.

Re: 20 Famous Desserts That Have Faded into History!

Texas Gray Wolf — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:36:11 GMT

One I remember was Lemon Chiffon Pie..........