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Food blog reveals the most iconic bake of every decade from pineapple upside-down cake in the 1920s to Insta-friendly unicorns today (so, which one was YOUR favourite?)
- It's the dessert to celebrate special occasions and has changed over the years
- US-based Facebook account So Yummy reveals ultimate rundown of cakes
- Baked Alaska was iconic to the 1950s while in the 1960s it was Tunnel of Fudge
DailyMailUK December 13, 2019
From pineapple upside-down cake to Instagram-friendly unicorns, a food blog has revealed the most popular bakes of the last 100 years.
US-based Facebook page 'So Yummy', which has more than 28million followers, released a video counting down the cakes that has defined each of the last 10 decades.
The clip, which has been viewed more than 8million times, shows how tastes have changed - and offers a brief look at how each cake can be made.
1920s: PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
While the Pineapple Upside Down Cake is often known for being the dessert of the 1950s and 1960s, it first came to the spotlight 40 years earlier.
Simple to bake, syrupy sweet and a real family favourite, it was at every glitzy party in the 1920s thanks to its vibrant colours and wacky patterns.
It involves caramelised pineapple sitting on top of a fluffy white butter cake and is baked in a single pan with its toppings placed at the bottom.
1930s: ICE CREAM CAKE
Popular at parties and weddings, particularly in America, the Ice Cream Cake is layered with sponge cake and cookie crumble between plenty of ice cream.
The cake is baked and then frozen, while the ice cream is shaped before they're paired together - whipped cream is often used for frosting to complement the other two textures.
It is then kept frozen prior to serving, before it is allowed to thaw and they ican be easily sliced for guests. Recipes for this dessert have been around since the 1870s, but according to So Yummy it really gained popularity in the 1930s.
1940s: ICEBOX CAKE
With housewives wanting an easier life in the 1940s, the Icebox cake required no baking skills and was perfect for summer days.
The recipe, developed from other popular layered desserts at the time such as trifles and continued to grow in popularity as more homes bought iceboxes to store their fresh goods in.
It is made by layering cookies with whipped cream and custard, before placing it in the refrigerator until the cookies soften into a cake-like consistency.
1950s: BAKED ALASKA
The fanciful fifties heralded the entrance of the Baked Alaska, a flaming showstopper of a pudding, which was guaranteed to impress every party guest.
An expert melange of hot and cold, the dessert of baked ice-cream, was the soufflé of its time - involving frozen ice cream, enveloped in meringue, then browned and served still warm from the oven.
And the cake still has the ability to wow even the most cynical of diners, mainly for being unashamedly theatrical and unapologetically dramatic.
1960s: TUNNEL OF FUDGE
The tunnel of fudge cake is the chocolate bundt cake that defined the 1960s - vibrant, fun and breaking the traditional mould.
It was created by Ella Helfrich of Texas and became an obsession across the US after featuring in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off.
More than 200,000 letters were sent to organisers requesting the recipe - which features a chocolate nut base with a fudge centre.
1970s: JELL-O POKE CAKE
The 1970s were noted to be a very strange time for food and so it was no surprise when the Jell-O poke cake burst onto the scene.
It was ideal for family gatherings and to impress on group vacations, with the vibrant colours and patterns catching the eye easily.
Easy to make, it involved a basic cake mix which you would need to poke small holes into before pouring warm Jell-O mix over the top. If it had turned out right, when cut it would look like colours were falling from the cake.
1980s: DIRT CAKE
The 1980s embraced a cake that certainly didn't look very remarkable, but tasted absolutely delicious.
Made from crushed Oreo cookies and vanilla pudding, the dessert was given a muddy look thanks to its chocolate rich ingredients.
Embracing the muddy look - bakers would often add candy and gummy worms on top to complete their standout treat.
1990s: BARBIE CAKE
A little girl's party in the 1990s wasn't complete without a Barbie cake, with the sweet treat often designed to look like the doll's dress.
The entire pink skirt was edible, while the top half was usually a real Barbie to be used by the child after their party.
The cake was so popular throughout the US that it was often found to be a staple of supermarket bakery menus.
2000s: UNICORN CAKE
Unicorn cakes are the sweet treats that now fill our social media feeds every time a birthday is celebrated - and they don't seem to be going anywhere soon.
These are the magical, and surprisingly simple cakes, which have eyes iced onto the side and flowers piped on for the mane so that it looks as if the whole cake is a unicorn's head. A ice cream cone or spiral of icing acts as the horn.
Canadian cake designer Jenna Rae has been credited with creating the unicorn cake at her bakery in Winnipeg in 2016.
But it wasn’t long before imitations sprung up on social media and amateur bakers were giving the design a go.
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Chocolate Cherry Cake
Or Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake:
a DM commenter mentioned that Red Velvet Cake has also been popular during the 2000's
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