Background

• The various styles continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th
centuries, proportional to the influx of immigrants from many foreign
nations; such influx developed a rich diversity in food preparation
throughout the country.
Angel Food Cake
• It is a sponge cake made with
egg whites, flour, and sugar. A
whipping agent, such as cream
of tartar, is commonly added. It
differs from other cakes
because it uses no butter.
Banana Pudding
• consists of layers of
sweet vanilla flavored
custard, cookies (Vanilla
Wafers or ladyfingers) and
sliced fresh bananas placed in a
dish and served, topped
with whipped
cream or meringue
Banana Split
• an ice cream-based dessert. In its
traditional form it is served in a
long dish called a boat.
A banana is cut in half lengthwise
and laid in the dish. The classic
banana split is made with three
scoops of ice cream served
between the split banana. A sauce
or sauces are drizzled onto the ice
cream, then crushed nuts
and whipped cream, then topped
with a maraschino cherry.
Devil’s Food Cake
• a moist, airy, rich
chocolate layer cake. It is
considered a counterpart to the
white or yellow angel food
cake. It traditionally has more
chocolate than a regular
chocolate cake, making it
darker.
Shaved Ice (Snow Cones)
• a large family of ice-based
dessert made of fine shavings
of ice or finely crushed ice and
sweet condiments or syrups.
Usually, the syrup is added after
the ice has been frozen and
shaved—typically at the point
of sale.
S’mores
• a traditional nighttime campfire
treat popular in the United
States and Canada, consisting of
a marshmallow and a layer
of chocolate placed between
two pieces of graham cracker
Apple Crisp
• a dessert made with a topping
of a mixture of oats and brown
sugar. Ingredients usually
include cooked
apples, butter, sugar, flour,
cinnamon, and
often oats and brown
sugar, ginger, and/or nutmeg.
One of the most common
variants is apple rhubarb crisp,
in which the rhubarb provides a
tart contrast to the apples.
Apple Pie
• a pie in which the principal
filling ingredient is apple. It is,
on occasion, served
with whipped cream or iced
cream (which is known as apple
pie a la mode), or with cheddar
cheese
Blackberry Pie
• a pie composed
of blackberry filling, usually in
the form of either blackberry
jam, actual blackberries
themselves, or some
combination thereof.
Blackberries can be stewed or
soaked in water before baking
to prevent burning, an issue not
present in preparing blueberry
pie.
Lemon Meringue Pie
• a type of baked pie, usually
served for dessert, made with
a crust usually made of short
crust pastry, lemon custard
filling and a fluffy meringue
topping. Lemon meringue pie is
prepared with a bottom pie
crust, with the meringue
directly on top of the lemon
filling.