Cake: A Slice Of History

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue

Published May 9, 2016 at 11:45 AM EDT

Today we look at a fascinating piece of food history and talk about the history of cake. Alysa Levene looks at cakes both ancient and modern, from the fruit cake to the pound cake, from the birthday cake to the angel food cake. All the way up to competitive baking shows on television and our modern obsession with macaroons and cupcakes. Alysa Levene is the author of Cake: A Slice of History and joins us today on the roundtable.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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