Raisin cake grapes." Some recipes in the United States circa the early 1900s utilized lard as an ingredient, which could be used instead of butter. Boiled raisin cake is a type of raisin cake whereby various ingredients are first boiled, after which the batter is placed in cake pans then baked. It is sometimes prepared with the omission of some standard cake ingredients, such as butter, eggs or milk. Boiled raisin cake may have a moist consistency. The cake dates back to the time of the American Civil War (1861–1865), when it was prepared in frontier areas using the Dutch oven. Basic
Gooey butter cake to its popularization by celebrity chef Paula Deen. There has been some controversy from the Loyet family in St. Louis, Missouri that gooey butter cake originally was created in the popular Loyet Bakery. Despite these viral claims on social media, some family members believe that the Loyet Bakery never even existed. Many St. Louis area grocery stores sell fresh or boxed gooey butter cakes. Haas baking sold a widely distributed, square and packaged version in a box that depicts a colorful, if anachronistic scene of aviator Charles Lindbergh's plane the Spirit of St. Louis flying past downtown St. Louis, the