{"id":35657,"date":"2026-04-17T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=35657"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:30:10","slug":"the-frosted-republic-how-illinois-taught-america-to-celebrate-with-cake","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/35657-the-frosted-republic-how-illinois-taught-america-to-celebrate-with-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"The Frosted Republic &#8211; How Illinois Taught America to Celebrate with Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site<\/span> presents <strong>The Frosted Republic- How Illinois Taught America to Celebrate with Cake.<\/strong>\u00a0 This event will be in the Visitor Center Auditorium on Saturday, April 25, at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyText\">\n<p>Cake is more than dessert; it\u2019s a reflection of who we are and how we celebrate.\u00a0 &#8220;The Frosted Republic&#8221; traces Illinois\u2019 surprising role in shaping America\u2019s sweet traditions \u2014 from Wilton\u2019s early classrooms in Roseland, to <em>Duncan Hines\u2019<\/em> Chicago food guides, to <em>Sara Lee\u2019s<\/em> Downers Grove bakery that made celebration accessible to every freezer aisle.\u00a0 Together, these stories reveal how Illinois became a quiet engine of cultural joy, teaching the nation to express love, resilience, and creativity through buttercream, boxed mixes, and pound cakes.<\/p>\n<p>In this <em>Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Presentation<\/em>, Chef Lori Parrett leads audiences through this history as both pastry chef and storyteller, blending archival research, lived experience, and visual demonstration.\u00a0 Using slides, vintage imagery, and a few edible artifacts, she invites participants to see cake decorating as both craft and cultural record\u2014evidence of migration, ingenuity, and the art of making do.<\/p>\n<p>Warm, interactive, and grounded in Illinois history, &#8220;The Frosted Republic&#8221; 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