The Dutch baby pancake does not have any ties to the Netherlands but instead is German. In the early 1900s, a Seattle restauranteur, Victor Manca, put a German pancake, Pfannkuchen, on his menu. One of the best guesses is that the owner's daughter, meaning say "Deutsch (German)" pancake, called it a Dutch pancake. Manca's Cafe claimed to have trademarked the name in 1942.