Lincoln’s Birthday Cake

Recipe Bio

Published in the Anacortes American on January 30, 1969, this celebration cake takes its inspiration from Abraham Lincoln’s log-cabin beginnings. A warmly spiced gingerbread cake is rolled around pineapple whipped cream, creating a log-shaped dessert intended especially for Lincoln’s February 12 birthday celebration.

A 1969 newspaper recipe for a gingerbread cake roll filled with pineapple whipped cream and made in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.