Martha washington cake

From Mary Todd Lincoln's famous White Almond Cake to Laura Bush's to-die-for Texas Cowboy Cookies, here are 20 of the First Ladies' most famous recipes—also known as the Presidents' favorite desserts.

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. ...

Today’s famous foodies and stylish hostesses could learn a lot from Martha Washington. In the early days of the United States, George Washington’s wife was renowned for her hospitality …

This is a 2 generation favorite. The layers are similar to a genoise. The cooked filling is simple and carrys the flavors of butter, vanilla and eggs. A sifting of powered sugar just before presentation is all it needs. I have, for birthdays, frosted the sides with 7 minute frosting. It's time to share this.

When I read about Martha Washington’s Great Cake, I wondered whether it was called that because it was really good or really large. I think the name was meant to describe its size — to …

This is a 2 generation favorite. The layers are similar to a genoise. The cooked filling is simple and carrys the flavors of butter, vanilla and eggs. A sifting of powered sugar just before presentation is all it needs. I have, for birthdays, frosted the sides with 7 minute frosting. It's time to share this.

Martha Washington's 'Great Cake' Recipe

When I read about Martha Washington's Great Cake, I wondered whether it was called that because it was really good or really large. I think the name was meant to describe its size -- to give you an idea of just how big it was, here is Martha's recipe: Take 40 eggs and divide the whites…

Below is an article about the dish known as Martha Washington's Great Cake: MARTHA WASHINGTON'S GREAT CAKE While perusing a website that featured different American dishes from the eighteenth century, I came across one that caught my interest. It happened to be a dessert created by First Lady Martha Dandridge...

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Our lovely, near-springlike, weather went off track again today. The sun never pierced its cloud cover and the temperature stubbornly refused to climb above 50 degrees. A smattering of showers convinced me to spend the day inside, but an unplanned gathering lured me, instead, to a New Year's lunch at out favorite campus hideaway, the Maple Garden. The place is always packed but it has never found favor with local food critics. To say it lacks atmosphere…