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'''Cake Baked in a Hat''' is a comedy routine in which | '''Cake Baked in a Hat''' is a comedy routine in which the magician cracks eggs and pours them and the other ingredients for making a cake into a hat, usually borrowed, and then produces a real cake. The hat is shown to be unharmed. | ||
It was a pet effect of [[Al Baker]].<ref>Secret Ways of Al Baker by Todd Karr (2003)</ref> | It was a pet effect of [[Al Baker]].<ref name=Karr>''Secret Ways of Al Baker'', by Todd Karr (2003)</ref> | ||
This was a popular effect among magicians as early as 1749. A French magician, [[Delisle]], magically cooked an omelette in a hat.<ref>The Annals of Conjuring, [[Magic Wand]] No. 125 (1925)</ref> | This was a popular effect among magicians as early as 1749. A French magician, [[Delisle]], magically cooked an omelette in a hat.<ref>"The Annals of Conjuring", [[Magic Wand]], No. 125 (1925)</ref> [[Hyman Saunders]] produced pancakes during his tour of Jamaica in 1775.<ref name=Karr/><ref>''Illustrated History of Magic'', by Milbourne Christopher (1973)</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 20 July 2015
Cake Baked in a Hat is a comedy routine in which the magician cracks eggs and pours them and the other ingredients for making a cake into a hat, usually borrowed, and then produces a real cake. The hat is shown to be unharmed.
It was a pet effect of Al Baker.[1]
This was a popular effect among magicians as early as 1749. A French magician, Delisle, magically cooked an omelette in a hat.[2] Hyman Saunders produced pancakes during his tour of Jamaica in 1775.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Secret Ways of Al Baker, by Todd Karr (2003)
- ↑ "The Annals of Conjuring", Magic Wand, No. 125 (1925)
- ↑ Illustrated History of Magic, by Milbourne Christopher (1973)