Maraca pie, also known as devil's rice pie, is a Floridian dessert pie made from sticky rice pudding and

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inside a pastry base. Some versions of the recipe also include various different spices or fruits. It was created in 1957 by the Moline brothers of

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, Berham and Jackson. Its name derives from the shape of the bakery's first tin, which was bent out of shape after Jackson dropped it onto the floor, giving it a shape reminiscent of a

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."Tallahassee through the Ages: Our History", Tallahassee Visitor's Bureau. Because of this, bakeries around the city sell this pie for quinceañeras.

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