The term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka

The Greeks invented cheesecakes using goat's milk. In ancient Rome, basic bread dough was sometimes enriched with butter, eggs, and honey, which produced a sweet and cake-like baked good.Early cakes in England were also essentially bread: the most obvious differences between a "cake" and "bread" were the round, flat shape of the cakes, and the cooking method, which turned cakes over once while cooking, while bread was left upright throughout the baking process.Sponge cakes, leavened with beaten eggs, originated during the Renaissance, possibly in Spain

History

Cake is  a  form  of bread or  bread-like food.  In  its modern forms,  it  is  typically  a  sweet baked dessert.  In  its  oldest forms,  cakes were  normally  fried  breads  or cheesecakes, and  normally  had  a  disk  shape.  Determining  whether  a given  food  should  be  classified  as  bread,  cake, or pastry can be difficult.

What cake actually is?

Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. 

Used as at

Bundt cakesCake ballsConical, such as the KransekakeCupcakes and MadeleineLayer cakesSheet cakes, simple, flat, rectangular cakes Swiss roll cakes

Shapes

Butter cakes Fruitcake

Varieties:

CheesecakesSponge cakes

Cakes can

be made

in:

• A combination of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil, with some varieties also requiring liquid (typically milk or water) • Leavening agents (such as yeast or baking powder)• Flavourfulingredients like fruitpurées, nuts, dried or candied fruit, or extracts are often added. • Fruit preserves or dessert sauces (like pastry cream)• Iced with butter cream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders or candied fruit.

Basic process of making ‘CAKE’

A chocolate cake decorated with icing, strawberries, and silvery sugar beads or Dragées.

Cake Decorations

A slice of strawberry cake with garnishing of strawberry.

Chocolate layer cake with chocolate frosting and shaved chocolate topping

Serenity Cupcake

Nikolaos Strangas Conditori & Cakeaway

Musik Conditoriet

Meyers Bageri

Konditori Antoinette

Emmerys

Famous Bakeries

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