- The birthday cake is 200 years old.
- The largest cake ever created weighed 128,238 pounds and 8 ounces and had 16,209 pounds of frosting. It was created for the celebration of Fort Payne’s 100th birthday. It was also made into the shape of Alabama because it is in Alabama.
- In a wedding, the marriage would finalize by having a loaf of bread being broken over the bride’s head. And the guest would then throw pieces at her. This was in the ancient times.
- In some countries, they would bake a ring or something into a cake. This would then be a symbol to represent love, or happiness.
- The ‘cakewalk’ dance originated in African-American communities in the Southern United States and was originally a competition in graceful walking, with cake awarded as a prize.
- The original cupcakes were so-called because they were cakes made from ingredients measured by the cupful.
- Birthdays used to be celebrated quite differently, as the first birthday cake was originally a cake given as an offering on a person’s birthday.
- The word ‘cake’ comes from Middle English kake. It is also related to the German word for cake, Kuchen. Interestingly, the French, Spanish, and Italian words for ‘cake’ do not share a common root; they are gâteau, pastel, and torta respectively. They are, however, related to the English words ‘gateau’, ‘pastry’, and ‘tart’.
- During the 17th century, in England, people believed that keeping fruitcake under the pillow of those who are unmarried will give them sweet dreams about their fiance. Isn’t this really a sweet dream?
- Do you like cheesecakes? I love them…yummy, delicious; how old are these cheesecakes? It is believed that these cakes are present since the bygone era. During the first Olympic Games, athletes were given cheesecakes.
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