The Most Popular Dessert the Year You Were Born

These are the most popular desserts for each year from 1940 to 2000 according to Taste of Home magazine (US).

"You might be a Bananas Foster baby—or were you born in the year of Hummingbird Cake? Take a look back at 60 marvelous years of dessert trends."

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1940: Best-Ever Bread Pudding

1940: Best-Ever Bread Pudding

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1941: Classic Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

1941: Classic Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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1942: Glazed Lemon Chiffon Cake

1942: Glazed Lemon Chiffon Cake

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1943: Lemon Frosted Fruit Bars

1943: Lemon Frosted Fruit Bars

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1944: Shoofly Pie

1944: Shoofly Pie

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1945: Moist Lazy Daisy Cake

1945: Moist Lazy Daisy Cake

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1946: Carrot Sheet Cake

1946: Carrot Sheet Cake

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1947: Giant Molasses Cookies

1947: Giant Molasses Cookies

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1948: Devil's Food Whoopie Pies

1948: Devil's Food Whoopie Pies

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1949: Old-Fashioned Banana Cream Pie

1949: Old-Fashioned Banana Cream Pie

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1950: Homemade Chocolate Pudding

1950: Homemade Chocolate Pudding

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1951: Hummingbird Cake

1951: Hummingbird Cake

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1952: Rich Rum Cake

1952: Rich Rum Cake

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1953: Classic Lemon Meringue Pie

1953: Classic Lemon Meringue Pie

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1954: Icebox Cake

1954: Icebox Cake

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1955: Layered Strawberry Jell-O Mold

1955: Layered Strawberry Jell-O Mold

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1956: Coconut Chiffon Cake

1956: Coconut Chiffon Cake

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1957: Madeira Cake

1957: Madeira Cake

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1958: Cherry Chocolate Marble Cake

1958: Cherry Chocolate Marble Cake

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1959: Baked Alaska

1959: Baked Alaska

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1960: Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

1960: Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

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1961: Ambrosia

1961: Ambrosia

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1962: Million Dollar Cake

1962: Million Dollar Cake

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1963: Stained Glass Gelatin

1963: Stained Glass Gelatin

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1964: Decadent Fudge Cake

1964: Decadent Fudge Cake

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1965: Frozen Grasshopper Torte

1965: Frozen Grasshopper Torte

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1966: Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

1966: Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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1967: Hello Dolly Bars

1967: Hello Dolly Bars

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1968: Key Lime Pie

1968: Key Lime Pie

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1969: Orange Chocolate Fondue

1969: Orange Chocolate Fondue

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1970: Creamy Pina Colada Pie

1970: Creamy Pina Colada Pie

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1971: Julia Child's Chocolate Mousse

1971: Julia Child's Chocolate Mousse

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1972: No-Bake Pudding Cheesecake

1972: No-Bake Pudding Cheesecake

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1973: Sock-It-To-Me Cake

1973: Sock-It-To-Me Cake

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1974: Watergate Salad

1974: Watergate Salad

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1975: Berry Trifle

1975: Berry Trifle

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1976: Easy Banana Pudding

1976: Easy Banana Pudding

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1977: Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie

1977: Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie

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1978: Black Forest Chocolate Torte

1978: Black Forest Chocolate Torte

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1979: New York Cheesecake

1979: New York Cheesecake

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