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Tidbit of History: Federal Cake/Election Cake
Alcott · Little Women

Tidbit of History: Federal Cake/Election Cake

November 2, 2020June 2, 2025 JenneLeave a comment

Happy almost-election day! If you’re anything like me, you’re looking for ways to ease that horrible knot of dread in your stomach, and what better way than with cake?

Mrs Jennings’ Sweetmeats & Olives
Austen · Sense and Sensibility

Mrs Jennings’ Sweetmeats & Olives

July 8, 2017June 2, 2025 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Austen, Jane
Book: Sense and Sensibility
Difficulty rating: Matilda
Deliciousness rating: Tolerable

Recipe & Notes …

Sansa’s Lemon Cakes
Martin · Song of Ice and Fire

Sansa’s Lemon Cakes

June 26, 2016June 2, 2025 Miko1 Comment

Author: Martin, George R.R.
Book: A Song of Ice and Fire
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Handsome Enough to Tempt Me

Recipe & Notes …

Anne Series · Montgomery

Anne’s Buttercup Cake

May 7, 2016June 2, 2025 Miko2 Comments

Author: L.M. Montgomery
Book: Anne of Avonlea
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Disagreeable

Part of Anne’s Golden Picnic

Recipe & Notes …

Ah Ma’s Kueh Lapis
Crazy Rich Asians · Kwan

Ah Ma’s Kueh Lapis

February 8, 2016June 2, 2025 Miko1 Comment

Author: Kwan, Kevin
Book: Crazy Rich Asians
Difficulty rating: Pride & Prejudice
Deliciousness rating: Ardent Admiration

Menu & Notes …

Crazy Rich Asians · Kwan

Ah Ching’s Chocolate Chiffon Cake

November 14, 2015June 2, 2025 MikoLeave a comment

Author: Kwan, Kevin
Book: Crazy Rich Asians
Difficulty rating: Little Women
Deliciousness rating: Handsome Enough to Tempt Me

Recipe & Notes …

Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake
Dahl · Matilda

Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake

May 2, 2015June 2, 2025 Miko4 Comments

Author: Dahl, Roald
Book: Matilda
Difficulty rating: Anna Karenina
Deliciousness rating: Ardent Admiration

Recipe & Notes …

Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake
Anne Series · Montgomery

Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake

March 22, 2015June 2, 2025 Miko13 Comments

Author: Montgomery, L.M.
Book: Anne of Windy Poplars
Difficulty rating: Anna Karenina
Deliciousness rating: Ardent Admiration

Recipe & Notes …

The 36 Eggs Project

When we were kids, we always wondered what that pound cake in Anne of Windy Poplars tasted like. A recipe that called for 36 eggs! We were dying to know. Not to mention Doc Spencer's meat pie, Bruce Bogtrotter's chocolate cake, Mr. Tumnus's tea, Heidi's grandfather's bread with cheese.... We spent our childhoods a teeny bit sad that we'd never get to try these fictitious dishes.

And then we grew up and became librarians, and suddenly, everything was possible.

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Difficulty Levels & Deliciousness Ratings

Difficulty Levels
We have chosen well-known book titles to represent the levels of difficulty for making our dishes:
1. Green Eggs and Ham: Very Easy
You could do this without any extra tools, and it doesn’t require heating of any kind.
2. Matilda: Easy
There is a chemical process involved, but just about anyone can do it. You should be able to make this in a basic dorm kitchen.
3. Little Women: Medium
Basic cooking experience is required, but it’s doable with instructions. You may need equipment that’s not in the basic kitchen set.
4. Pride and Prejudice: Hard
You will need a tool or two that’s not available in a standard kitchen. The recipe takes sustained attention or manual dexterity, or requires cooking instincts that come with varied cooking experience.
5. Anna Karenina: Very Hard
It takes a really long time, maybe multiple days. The recipe requires sustained attention and specialized equipment. You may need to consult various experts. Cooking the dish becomes a project that takes strategic planning.
6. Ulysses: Pretty Much Impossible
You can probably only manage this dish if it’s a family recipe you’ve been making every day with your grandmother since age 4, or you are a professional chef.

Deliciousness Ratings
We have decided on a Jane Austen-based rating scale for deliciousness:
1. Misery of the Acutest Kind: Absolutely inedible. We couldn’t even finish a bite.
2. Odious: We hated it.
3. Disagreeable: We did not like it.
4. Tolerable: It was okay.
5. Handsome Enough to Tempt Me: We liked it.
6. Ardent Admiration: We loved it.
7. You Pierce My Soul: True love. It was magical. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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