Smith island cake recipe maryland

Steeped in history and tradition, get a peek of Smith Island Baking Company, the Maryland bakery making the cakes!

Easton, Maryland and Smith Island Cake

Jennifer was baking dobos torte, so I stopped by. My job wasn't to help or to coach. It was to egg on.

Smith Island cake is the official dessert of Maryland. This surprisingly simple cake features 9 delicious yellow cake layers and chocolate icing layers.

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There are few things that scream Easter to me more than a sweet, fluffy coconut cake. I shared my favorite recipe for a traditional version years ago (six to be exact y’all – T & T gettin’ old af!), and it’s amazing. But, add an additional eight layers to the party? And you really have something that’s a showstopping level of spectacular going on. I’d tackled the world of Smith Island Cake a couple of years back, and had alot of fun making it. I went with the traditional route then, yellow…

This Smith Island cake features 9 buttery, vanilla-flavored cake layers, each separated with a not-too-sweet ganache icing for a showstopping dessert.

First recorded in the 1800s. A waterman's dessert. A Smith Island baker, on Smith Island told me that, once it became available, most Smith Island cakes started with Betty Crocker mix and doctored it to their liking. Rather than start from scratch, I'm shooting for an easy and predictable cake batter that will perform well in the challenging conditions of baking 1/4 inch thick layers. Also, sometimes you want to WOW with a cake but don't have the time, energy, or resources to go over the…

Smith Island cake from NPR Maryland's state cake! 9 or 10 layers

Smith Island Cakes -- nine delicate layers of old-fashioned yellow cake with rich, fudgy, milk chocolate icing in every bite.