Sara Lee Food History: Cheesecake, Pound Cake and the Foil Pan | Brunch God

Sara Lee food history begins with a real daughter’s name on a cream cheesecake. Explore the Chicago bakery, all-butter pound cake, frozen formulations and the foil pan that connected baking with distribution and serving. The story ends with an unexpected Brooklyn memorial connection. More food, recipe and drink history: https://brunchgodny.com SOURCES https://saraleefrozenbakery.com/corpo... https://saraleedesserts.com/about https://asbe.org/bhof-2006-clubin/ https://horatioalger.org/members/deta... https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cha... #FoodHistory #SaraLee #BrunchGod CHAPTERS 0:00 The cake and its pan 0:18 Chicago bakery beginnings 1:02 The person behind the name 1:37 Pound cake and coffee cake 1:58 A request from Texas 2:35 Frozen formulations, 1953 2:56 Why the foil pan mattered 3:33 A foodservice chapter 4:10 A change of ownership 5:10 A Brooklyn connection 5:50 Follow the foil pan