I have to refute your history and recipe for Zuppa Inglese cake. I have information and areas that could be researched as to what I am stating. It predates by 200 years your info. I've baked this cake - Chef Vittorio.; <ref>Zuppa Inglese is also referenced in rare history stories when England and France were the same country. This was during the 100 Years wars when the the French/English King was to marry the Dolce d'Italia so he brought all the Chefs of the time from Italy to satisfy her eating desires thus to please her. It resulted in the making of French bread and the development of the small tomatoes that were considered to be poison in France but not by Italians. One these Italian Chefs, seeking revenge of loosing his home, was remanded by the King to bake a special cake for the wedding in which he complied. It was a special checkerboard liquored sponge cake. He, in retaliation, called it "Zuppa Englese" which in Italian means English Soup. New London News, 1907 Cook Book<ref>Chef Carmine Louis Zuliani<Cook book><ref>