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Ebinger's was a bakery in Brooklyn, New York that invented Blackout cake. [1] The original location was opened by George and Catherine Ebinger in 1898 [2] on Flatbush Avenue near Cortelyou Street. [3] Contemporaries included other German bakeries such as Drake's and Entenmann's. [4]
Ebinger’s Bakery, a family-owned business, began in Flatbush, Brooklyn, before expanding its reach throughout the borough. Established by John Ebinger, the bakery was known for its integrity – using only the freshest ingredients – and the quality of its goods, which included more than 200 types of cakes, pastries, and bread.
May 29, 2020 · CLASSIC 86th. May 29, 2020. Saturday was a busy day in the Walsh household. The mornings called for a thorough dusting and vacuuming of the entire apartment at 8302 6th Avenue. The old man did the bulk of it, and my mother and I, when I was a bit older, pitched in to some degree (when I moved to my new place in the 1980s I wasn’t so much of a ...
Feb 26, 2024 · One of the original Ebinger’s factories still stands on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Albemarle Road, and is now home to a CubeSmart self-storage. Though Ebinger’s sold a variety of German sweets, the blackout cake was far and away its most popular confection.
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Oct 13, 2022 · “Ebinger’s was an old-time bakery that had a huge distribution on the East Coast, and was known for its famous Brooklyn blackout cake — chocolate cake,” Muñoz says. “The women who worked at the bakery were called Ebinger girls, and they were all white.
Sep 9, 2019 · Ebinger’s went bankrupt in 1972, but their Brooklyn Blackout Cake is the reason we still tell the story of their business today. The cake: layers of chocolate and devil’s food cake, separated by chocolate pudding and chocolate icing.
In this article, we set out to rediscover the legacy of Ebinger’s Bakery — a cornerstone of Brooklyn’s historic past. Founded by George and Catherine Ebinger, Ebinger’s Bakery opened its first shop near the intersection of Flatbush and Church Avenues in Brooklyn.
