Smith Island Cake Is Maryland’s Official State Dessert
Today in 2008, the state of Maryland formally recognized Smith Island Cake as its official state dessert. It’s yellow cake and chocolate frosting in layers and layers and layers.
We Could Run Our Smart Speakers By Writing Into The Air
A voice activated speaker needs a voice. Except that researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a way to activate the voice activated speaker without a voice.
King Cakes: Two Holidays, Three Colors, Lots Of Little Plastic Babies
In New Orleans, king cake is a Mardi Gras tradition, though it's one that started with an earlier holiday.
Black Cake Makes Christmas In The Caribbean Sweet And Delicious
Merry Christmas! On this day of giving, you deserve a treat: a holiday favorite in Caribbean countries known as black cake.
Hartford Election Cake Is An Old-School Way To Eat Your Way Through A Campaign
Whatever you're feeling on this Election Day, you might enjoy a slice of an old-school election cake many Americans used to serve when it was time to vote.
Scientists Flipped Coins 350,757 Times To See If The Results Were 50/50
Flip a standard coin and you’ve got a 50 percent chance of heads and a 50 percent chance of tails, right? Well, there’s new research out that says… maybe not quite.
How High-Tech Garbage Trucks Can Help Maintain A City
A new project using smart cameras could help keep our neighborhoods in proper working order, and it’s all based around garbage trucks.
Dessert First
For years our family tradition has been that the birthday kid chooses a birthday cake that I make for them.
Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry
For National Pizza Day, here's the story of one of the hottest types of pizza in the country: Detroit-style, first made in a special pan that wasn't meant to be a pan at all.
Six years old today!
This guy is six!