Vintage Cake Mixes & Desserts
Instructions: Remember when baking a cake was as easy as adding an egg and water? Test your knowledge of classic dessert brands!
- 1.
Which brand introduced one of the first commercially successful cake mixes in 1947?
ASwans DownBPillsburyCBetty CrockerDDuncan Hines - 2.
What famous Pillsbury Bake-Off winning recipe from 1966 featured a chocolate cake with a gooey fudge tunnel inside?
AInside-Out CakeBTunnel of Fudge CakeCChocolate VolcanoDLava Cake - 3.
What type of cake pan surged in popularity after the Tunnel of Fudge Cake appeared at the Pillsbury Bake-Off?
AAngel food panBBundt panCTube panDSpring form pan - 4.
What pineapple-topped cake, made by inverting a skillet cake, became one of the most popular American desserts of the 1950s?
ATropical Skillet CakeBHawaiian CakeCPineapple Cream CakeDPineapple Upside-Down Cake - 5.
Which frosting product, sold in a can, was introduced in 1966 and eliminated the need to make frosting from scratch?
AWilton Canned FrostingBDuncan Hines Ready-Made FrostingCPillsbury Frosting SupremeDBetty Crocker Ready-to-Spread - 6.
What iconic pudding brand used the slogan 'There's always room for...' in its commercials?
ARoyalBMy-T-FineCJell-O PuddingDSwiss Miss - 7.
What was the name of the popular dessert made by poking holes in a white cake and pouring two colors of Jell-O over it?
ARainbow CakeBPoke CakeCMarble Jell-O CakeDJell-O Surprise Cake - 8.
Which chocolate dessert brand was known for its 'Ding Dongs,' 'Ho Hos,' and 'Twinkies'?
ALittle DebbieBHostessCDrake'sDTastykake - 9.
What was a 'Dump Cake,' the popular easy-bake dessert of the 1970s?
AA cake where you dump ingredients in a pan without mixingBA cake made from leftover ingredientsCA layered cake with fruit fillingDA very dense chocolate cake - 10.
What was the name of the popular frozen chocolate pudding pops that became a hit in the 1980s?
AJell-O Pudding PopsBChocolate Cool PopsCSwiss Miss PopsDFudgsicles - 11.
What classic Southern layer cake features coconut frosting and is traditionally served at Easter and Christmas?
ACoconut Layer CakeBHummingbird CakeCLane CakeDGerman Chocolate Cake - 12.
What was the popular dessert trend in the 1950s that involved using packaged instant pudding to make a no-bake pie?
AQuick custard pieBInstant cream pieCPudding pieDJell-O No-Bake Pie - 13.
Which boxed brownie mix brand, introduced in 1954, became the best-selling brownie mix in America?
ADuncan HinesBGhirardelliCBetty CrockerDPillsbury - 14.
What dessert, popular at 1960s and 1970s dinner parties, consisted of meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit?
ABaked AlaskaBFloating IslandCPavlovaDAngel Pie - 15.
What Easy-Bake product, introduced by Kenner in 1963, allowed children to bake real miniature cakes and cookies using a light bulb for heat?
AKid KitchenBLittle BakerCEasy-Bake OvenDMini Chef Oven