Bacon cake

Bacon cake is a cake made with bacon, either savory or sweet, and generally baked in an oven, although it's sometimes cooked in a skillet on a range top.[1]

Savory bacon cake

A savory bacon cake is like a potato cake, and can be made with potatoes or other root vegetables such as parsnips.[2][3] An 1830 cookbook offers a simple recipe consisting of cooked bacon, flour, salt, and water.[4]

Estonian pekikook is a bacon cake not unlike a quiche,[5] made with eggs and a small amount of flour.[6]

Sweet bacon cake
Cake with a topping of bacon.

A sweet bacon cake typically has bacon as a flavor accent or topping.[7][8] Bacon pairs well with chocolate, and recipes for chocolate bacon cake are numerous.[9][10] A related item is the bacon cupcake.[11][12]

Bacon cake as a guilty pleasure is found among various American authors including Dan Savage[13] and Garrison Keillor.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Bacon Cake Made Right in Skillet". The Palm Beach Post. 20 April 1972. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. Grimes, Lulu (2006). Cooking from Scratch. Murdoch Books. p. 138. ISBN 9781740457903.
  3. Rogers, Juliet; Scarlett, Kay (2010). Meals Made Easy. Murdoch Books. p. 35. ISBN 9781741969030.
  4. Dolby, Richard (1830). The Cook's Dictionary and House-keeper's Directory: A New Family Manual of Cookery and Confectionery, on a Plan of Ready Reference, Never Hitherto Attempted. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 35.
  5. Kärner, Karin Annus (2005). Estonian Tastes and Traditions. Hippocrene Books. p. 221. ISBN 9780781811224.
  6. Jaani, Virgo (14 August 2006). "Toitlustamine" (in Estonian). Pulmad.ee. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  7. "Maple Bacon Upside Down Cake recipe from Betty Crocker". Betty Crocker. 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  8. Hatmaker, Julia (12 February 2014). "How to make Apple Bacon Cinnamon Cake: Bacontine's Day". The Patriot-News. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  9. "Chocolatey Bacon Cake". Noble Pig. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  10. "Bacon-Laced Chocolate Cake". Better Homes and Gardens. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  11. Andreadis, Cleopatra (30 March 2009). "Bacon Cupcakes, Bacon Cake? Why Not?". ABC News. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. "Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Maple Frosting". The Novice Chef. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  13. Savage, Dan (2003). Skipping Towards Gomorrah. Penguin. p. 107. ISBN 9781101118139.
  14. Keillor, Garrison (2013). O, What a Luxury: Verses Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic and Profound. Grove/Atlantic. p. 89. ISBN 9780802193032.
  15. Kraig, Bruce (2013). Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 333. ISBN 9781598849554.
  16. Pagrach-Chandra, Gaitri (2009). Warm Bread and Honey Cake. Anova Books. p. 132. ISBN 9781862058415.

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