What it is
A tall cake made from eight to ten very thin layers of yellow cake, each spread with chocolate fudge icing. Other flavors exist, but yellow and chocolate is the classic.
How to eat it
- Sold by the slice at some bakeries and restaurants, and as whole cakes to order.
The story
The cake comes from Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay and became Maryland’s official state dessert in 2008.
Local tip: A slice is enough for two.
Tips from travellers
Eaten at Smith Island cake recently? Share what to order. The first good one goes right here.