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What Are Smith Island Cakes? | Maryland’s Layered Icon

Smith Island cakes are 8–10 thin yellow-cake layers joined and covered with chocolate frosting, Maryland’s official state dessert. A slice looks striped before the fork touches it. To understand what Smith Island cakes are, start with Maryland’s Smith Island, where home bakers turned many delicate cake rounds and cooked chocolate frosting into a regional signature.

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