I had done some research on Italian Cream Cake for AllenOK. I was curious because the recipe ingredients were not typically Italian and I suspected that it was a Southern recipe. I still haven't found the definitive answer but the research was fun. I share it here.
Here is a recipe that Emeril made:
Italian Cream Cake (From Beth Lott's Mom) Recipe : Emeril Lagasse : Food Network
Further, after a little more research, I am not the only one who wondered about this.
See Italian cream cake - General Chowhounding Topics - Chowhound
This link taught me two things:
Cooks Illustrated Bulletin Board: ITALIAN CREAM CAKE - View Post
It is either a recipe from from the Alps (almost Austrian) near where Italy and the Alps share similarities
or
A food writer said that it is probably an American invention and noted that it was first found in Dallas, Texas post-WWII. However, she was not sure.
The plot thickens. I love learning this kind of history!
Another link and another guess:
eG Forums -> Italian Cream Cake
leading me to a torta mimosa:
Torta mimosa
and
like I guessed a pan di spagna filled with chantilly cream and decorated with cream and fruit. (from Nick Malgieri's Italian Cake book)
She found this one:
http://www.tortalandia.it/Cerimonie_...e/4235de90.jpg
It has also been compared to the pineapple coconut Southern Hummingbird Cake.
Or this with almonds:
Delice Desserts: Italian Cream Cake
For those interested, there are chocolate and orange versions, too.
Here, it is also called Delmonico Cake but it doesn't say why:
Italian Cream Cake (also known as Delmonico Cake) | ajc.com
Here is a recipe that Emeril made:
Italian Cream Cake (From Beth Lott's Mom) Recipe : Emeril Lagasse : Food Network
Further, after a little more research, I am not the only one who wondered about this.
See Italian cream cake - General Chowhounding Topics - Chowhound
This link taught me two things:
Cooks Illustrated Bulletin Board: ITALIAN CREAM CAKE - View Post
It is either a recipe from from the Alps (almost Austrian) near where Italy and the Alps share similarities
or
A food writer said that it is probably an American invention and noted that it was first found in Dallas, Texas post-WWII. However, she was not sure.
The plot thickens. I love learning this kind of history!
Another link and another guess:
eG Forums -> Italian Cream Cake
leading me to a torta mimosa:
Torta mimosa
and
like I guessed a pan di spagna filled with chantilly cream and decorated with cream and fruit. (from Nick Malgieri's Italian Cake book)
She found this one:
http://www.tortalandia.it/Cerimonie_...e/4235de90.jpg
It has also been compared to the pineapple coconut Southern Hummingbird Cake.
Or this with almonds:
Delice Desserts: Italian Cream Cake
For those interested, there are chocolate and orange versions, too.
Here, it is also called Delmonico Cake but it doesn't say why:
Italian Cream Cake (also known as Delmonico Cake) | ajc.com
