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When, in the course of human events, an individual desires something extra-special which he doesn't really need, something for dessert, after he's already consumed a sufficiently sized, and ineffably satisfing meal, he will therefore find it neccesary to create a confection unlike any other previously concevied food.
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[[Image:Benedict XVI George W Bush birthday.jpg|thumb|350px|[[President George W. Bush]] presents [[Pope Benedict XVI]] with a birthday cake]]'''Cake''' is a [[dessert]] food usually consisting of [[bread]], sugar, eggs, and other ingredients added for various flavors, which are mixed together and usually baked. The [[Egyptians]] made honeycakes, and the [[Ancient Greeks]] had "plakous", which were made of [[honey]] and [[nut]]s.<ref>http://www.recipes4cakes.com/cakehistory</ref>
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Cake is the product of five thousand years of people striving to make a delicious thing to eat which no one truly needs. Thus it is the very essence of human gluttony.  
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Cakes are typically made from butter, sugar and flour with eggs and a flavoring. There is also a leavening agent of baking soda or baking powder that causes the cake to rise in the oven. Baking soda is used where there is an acid ingredient like [[lemon]] juice to activate it. Cakes must be baked shortly after adding the baking soda to the batter or the batter will go flat and your cake will be very thick.  
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It is originally derived from [[bread]], only with different sweet things added to it. The [[Egyptians]] had honeycakes, the Greeks had "plakous"; the name came from the word for "flat". This also used [[honey]] and [[nuts]]. Cake gradually evolved to a smaller, sweeter, more expensive form of bread: bakers used only the finest ingredients avalible. If a man ate cake on a semi-regular basis it was a status symbol. You had to be a rich man.
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Cake flour has a lower gluten content and makes a more delicate texture.  
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With the [[Industrial Revolution]] ingredients became cheaper, and the common could indulge in Cake. Now cake is eaten pretty often <ref>1</ref> and in all sorts of flavors and sizes; and in many different countries. The freedom of excess is more accesible than ever before in human history.   
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Popular cakes include:
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*[[Carrot]] cake
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*Black Forest cake
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*[[Strawberry]] shortcake
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A cake is the traditional dessert at [[wedding]]s. Because of the numerous guests at the reception, wedding cakes are often very large and elaborate, involving several tiers of cake.
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'''References'''
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Cakes are also popular to celebrate birthdays.
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Cake Stats[http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/industry/E311813.HTM]
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[[File:Blueberries-cake.jpg|thumbnail|350px|center|Blueberries cake]]
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==References==
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* http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#aboutcake 
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[[Category:Baked Goods]]
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