Blackout cake, sometimes called Brooklyn Blackout cake, is a
chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate cake crumbs. It was invented during World War II by a
Brooklyn bakery chain named
Ebinger's,[1][2][3] in recognition of the mandatory
blackouts to protect the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.[4]
After the war, the name persisted for a very dark chocolate cake and became common across the American Midwest.[5] Ebinger's variety was very popular and became a signature offering, popular with Brooklyn residents,[6] until the chain of more than fifty locations closed in 1972.[7][8]
^Kappstatter, Bob (December 4, 1977).
"Mr. Arthur Left Many Sweet Memories". New York Daily News. p. B40. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Byrn, Anne (2016). American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes. Rodale. p. 170.
^Klivans, Elinor (2012). Chocolate Cakes: 50 Great Cakes for Every Occasion. Chronicle Books. p. 87.