The history of cake dates back to ancient times. The first cake were very different from what we eat today. They were more bread-like and sweetened with honey. Nuts and dried fruits were often added. According to the food historians, the ancient Egyptians were the first culture to show evidence of advanced baking skills. Medieval European bakers often made fruitcakes and gingerbread.
People have consumed cakes of all kinds throughout history and at all sorts of ceremonial occasions. In today's world, people traditionally serve cakes at holidays, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and baptisms--in short, at all significant times in the cycle of life. Cakes are found in different flavors, sizes and shapes. Some of all time best cake flavours are black forest, truffle, red velvet, vanilla, pineapple and also eggless cakes.
A birthday cake in Western culture is a pastry or dessert served to a person on his or her birthday, sometimes decorated with the person's name and/or a message of congratulations. It is often decorated with candles, one for each year the person has been alive. One tradition is to add an extra candle "for good luck," although this varies.
A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding breakfast, after a wedding. It is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer of marzipan, topped with a small statue of a bride and groom. Other common motifs include doves, gold rings and horseshoes, the latter symbolizing good luck.
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