It can be described as a piece of heaven; there are actually no words to describe how good a cake can taste. Cakes come in all size and forms. Over the years, it has evolved according to the new trends and people’s choices. Thanks to the chefs worldwide, today you have an unreadable long list of cakes available in the market. You can taste any flavour cake from any part of the world by online cake delivery services. As utterly delicious as the dessert is, there is a history behind it too.

Here are some interesting stories and facts regarding our beloved sweet dish –

• In the early times, the word cake meant a flat round piece of bread that was baked hard on both its sides.
• Cupcakes are called so because during old times, they were baked in small cups. Even the ingredients were measured using the same cups.
• The difference between cakes and cookies is that cakes go hard when spoilt where as cookies go soft.
• There was an English superstition telling that if you slept with a fruit cake under your pillow you could dream about the person you will marry. Now, that is one sweet dream.
• There is a day especially set aside to celebrate cakes. November 26^th is National Cake Day.
• Do you know why pure white icing on the cake is called royal icing? It is because the first person to have pure white icing on her wedding cake was none other than Queen Victoria.
• It ancient Rome, cake was made in a simple method. Eggs and butter were added to the plain bread and honey was used as a sweetener.
• In US, single bridesmaids would put a piece of wedding cake under their pillow in the hope of finding their partner sooner.
• In the olden days, white cakes symbolized purity and virginity. Hence, the wedding cakes were white in colour.
• Until a few years back, cakes were delivered home after you ordered them from a shop after tasting and approving the flavour and taste. Today, you can send cakes online making it very easy for many busy people.
• Cakes also represented angels and demons. White fluffy cakes made out of fresh cream were called angel cakes as they were pure looking. The devil cakes were made of thick rich chocolate coating. The heavy taste of chocolate was so sinful that these chocolate cakes began to be known as devil cakes.
• There is a story of a lady who ate a red velvet cake in a restaurant. As she liked it very much, she asked the chef for the recipe. She was sent the recipe along with a bill of 100 dollars! The lady became so furious that she sent the recipe in chain mails to hundreds of people. Now, that is some revenge.

The stories of cakes are endless. Whatever the history, today cakes are the most loved sweets throughout the globe. You celebrate your success, love and happiness along with cakes; hence they tend to have a special place in your life.

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