When is National Devil Dog Day?
Thursday April 27thOn April 27th, enjoy a treat in honor of National Devil Dog Day! The day honors the service members who were dubbed with the name and the devilish snack cake.
Devil Dogs became a popular single-serving snack in the mid-1920s with a layer of cream filling sandwiched between two layers of devil's food cake... In 1926, Drake's first attempt at making the cakes began.
The legend goes that German soldiers started referring to U.S. Marines "devil dogs" for their tenacity during World War I. A U.S. recruiting poster headlined Teufel Hunden in 1918 brought the story into full circulation around the country. Although the German word was rare and oddly worded, with its source blurry at best, the word stuck, the word retained a firm hold.
The underlying truth holds up. The United States Marines fought with ferocious courage in Europe, as did all the troops. The devil dogs were used in literature, films were made starring the devil dogs, and the tale of the name was either updated or not to be part of history.
They even made a devilish snack cake that we still enjoy today.
