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What to eat in Maryland? Top 3 Marylander Desserts

Last update: Thu Feb 13 2025
Top 3 Marylander Desserts
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Cake

MARYLAND, United States of America
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Designated as the official dessert of the state of Maryland, Smith Island cake is a layered cake filled with either icing, fudge, cream, and/or crushed candy bars. The best-known variety is the one with yellow layers and a chocolate icing filling, but the recipes vary in the number of layers, and the cakes can be made with various different flavors.

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Dessert

BALTIMORE, United States of America
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Fudge is a creamy American confectionery made with milk, sugar, butter, and various toppings and flavorings. It is created by boiling milk, butter, and sugar to a degree of 240 °F/116 °C, and then beating it while it cools down, creating creamy but firm blocks which are later cut into delicate individual pieces.


In the United States, modern producers replaced the milk with cream, creating an even smoother and sweeter product. Although fudge is probably an original American invention, it is thought that predecessors to fudge were French classics such as fondant and caramel
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Cheesecake

BALTIMORE, United States of America
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Smearcase is a traditional cheesecake variety originating from Baltimore, Maryland. The base for the cake is usually made with a combination of flour, baking powder, sugar, oil, eggs, and salt; while the custardy filling is usually made with a combination of cream cheese, sugar, milk, flour, vanilla, and eggs.


As a final touch, smearcase is dusted with cinnamon before serving. When compared with standard American cheesecakes, smearcase should have a lighter and less sugary flavor, while the crust is more cake-like. It's usually cut into large rectangular pieces before serving.

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