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Edith's Cake That Thrilled the French

Twenty-three chefs who cooked for worldwhich Edith's family had been enjoying long
royalty and heads of state (The Club desbefore that? Her daughter, Lorenelle Doll,
Chefs des Chefs) were, during their 1987who gave me the recipe, says that it was a
visit to the U.S., wined and dined with thefavorite of my father and Lorenelle's husband
best our finest chefs had to offer. WhatArnie. (So far as I know, Edith didn't
impressed them most? Lunch at an Amish farmactually  feed  any  to  a  French  chef.)
in Pennsylvania, where they ate homegrown new
potatoes, string beans with cream sauce andI like to think Edith's version is better
corn, charcoal-grilled chicken, and bakedthan Betty Groff's, because that recipe says
ham, washed down with homemade root beer andto "frost with vanilla or chocolate frosting
peppermint tea, served by the family in aif desired." Whereas Edith's gives a recipe
barn  lined  with  handmade  quilts.for chocolate frosting MADE WITH BUTTER. And
in my view the humblest frosting made with
They were stunned. Happily so, it seems. Thebutter is better than the fanciest frosting
chef for the president of France said,made without. I'm not implying that Edith's
"Cooking has evolved so much. Nobody presentsfrosting is humble. It isn't. It's purely
the true product as it is, and all of awonderful,  as  is  her  cake.
sudden  we  were  presented  that."
Edith Kennedy Glidewell went to be with her
But the desserts impressed them most.Lord in March 2002, but before that she
Especially one they couldn't name. One theygladdened many hearts in many ways, this
described as a light "pain d'epices" (spiceapplesauce  cake  not  the  least  of  them.
cake) with a layer of chocolate filling.
Gilles Brunner, chef to Prince Rainier ofEDITH'S  APPLESAUCE  CAKE
Monaco, was so taken with the cake, which he
described as a chocolate gingerbread, that heCream together 1/2 cup room temperature
tried to get the recipe. His request wasbutter or shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add 1
refused.egg and beat together. Mix in 1-1/2 cups
applesauce.
The Amish family did not want their identity
revealed, which refusal greatly hamperedSift together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking
efforts to identify the cake as well.powder, 1 tsp. soda, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp.
Research by Phyllis Richman, then food editorcinnamon, 1/2 tsp. allspice, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg,
of the Washington Post, seemed to show thatand 1/4 tsp. cloves. Add to applesauce
the mystery dessert was Amish applesauce cakemixture, along with 1 cup raisins and 3/4 cup
with chocolate frosting, and the Post printedchopped  walnuts.
a version of it contributed by Betty Groff, a
cookbook author from the Pennsylvania DutchLightly oil a 9" x 12" pan and dust with
country.flour. Add the cake mixture and bake at 350
degrees 50 to 60 minutes, until the top of
Which applesauce cake turned out to be prettythe cake's center springs back when touched.
much what our family had been enjoying sinceFrost with chocolate frosting when cool.
my father married Edith Kennedy in 1977, and



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