Waldorf Cake (1909)

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   I was asked about "Waldorf Cake," another name for "Red Velvet Cake."
There's a good Google discussion here (with the typo of Waldorf "Historia"):

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   13 June 1909, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 7 ad for Bloomingdale's:
WALDORF CAKE--Raisin, plain, etc., per lb. ...12 c
(...)
_Demonstrations in the Grocery Department_
(...)
Waldorf Cake Co.  Cake.