History of the Brooklyn Blackout Cake

I felt a bit stupid leaving that recipe without telling where the cake got it's name I did a little google.

The first chocolate blackout cake was made by Ebinger Bakery founded in 1898 in Brooklyn. The blackout cake was, surprisingly enough, made during the war  and named after the blackouts which were staged by the Civilian Defense Corps.The cake made  Ebinger Bakery famous as they sold it in their shops across New York. 

It was so popular that many other bakerys started to bake knock-offs of it. Unfortunately, this meant that in 1972 the bakery closed to bankruptcy after lasting all the way through World War II. 

So there you have it the history of the Brooklyn Blackout Cake, enjoy!