Cakes

Let them eat cake!”, exclaimed Marie Antoinette, and she was

probably doing the peasants a favor, as cake was infinitely better

than the stuff they called bread back then. Of course French bread

has come along way since then, but cake is still a good alternative.

Cake is one of those comfort foods that goes with anything,

especially a good coffee, or a lovely cup of tea…

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. Modern cake, especially layer cakes, normally contain a combination of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil, with some varieties also requiring liquid (typically milk or water) and leavening agents (such as yeast or baking powder). Flavorful ingredients like fruit purées, nuts, dried or candied fruit, or extracts are often added, and numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients are possible. Cakes are often filled with fruit preserves or dessert sauces (like pastry cream), iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders or candied fruit. Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. So, whatever the occasion, give me a call, or send me an e-mail and I can make a cake to suit your taste, or the occasion. Just let me know whether I need to know about any allergies. This is so important these days… Now, doesn’t that take the cake!