Cake and yeast donuts might sound like exactly the same thing, but there are actually a few key differences. Here's how to tell the two sweet treats apart.

Cake yeast refers to fresh, compressed yeast. It is sold either in blocks or in small, individually wrapped squares; a standard square, or single “cake,” can be substituted […] Skip to content ...

Cake doughnuts, on the other hand, are more thoroughly American. According to Mullins, cake doughnuts first appeared in US cookbooks in the 1830s, around the same time that baking soda and baking ...