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means A sweet baked dish made from a batter of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, usually risen and often layered or frosted, eaten as a treat or for celebrations.
from From Old Norse 'kaka,' brought to English by Scandinavian settlers and originally meaning a flat, round baked lump rather than anything sweet. It's a cousin of German 'Kuchen' and likely echoes an ancient root for something round. For centuries 'cake' just meant a baked patty; the sugary, frosted version we picture today only crept in as sugar got cheaper. The phrase 'you can't have your cake and eat it' is genuinely old, while Marie Antoinette's 'let them eat cake' is famously a tale she probably never actually said.
- oldest
- Ancient Egyptians baked honeyed cakes for the gods
- wedding tradition
- Romans broke cake over the bride's head
- layer feat
- Tallest cake topped 108 feet high
- name origin
- From Old Norse word 'kaka'
- battle cry
- Marie Antoinette never actually said it
black forest cake — german dessert made with cherries, chocolate, and kirsch, originating from the black forest region in baden-württemberg
carrot cake — british-american layered cake with cream cheese frosting, popularized in the 1960s as a health-conscious alternative
pavlova — australian meringue-based dessert named after russian ballerina anna pavlova, topped with fruit and cream
dobos torte — hungarian layered chocolate cake with caramel top, created by pastry chef józsef c. dobos in budapest in 1884