DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Smith Island layer cake
Also known as: Smith Island cake, Smith Island layer cake with traditional chocolate icing
Maryland's state dessert: many thin layers of yellow cake assembled with traditional cooked chocolate icing.
About Smith Island layer cake
Maryland's state dessert: many thin layers of yellow cake assembled with traditional cooked chocolate icing.
Ingredients in Smith Island layer cake
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- Chocolate icingcoating
- Baking Powderother
- Butterbase
- Chocolateother
- Eggbase
- Evaporated Milkbase
- Saltseasoning
- Sugarbase
- Vanillaseasoning
- Wheat flourbase
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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