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'''Cake''' is a desert food usually consisting of [[bread]], sugar, eggs, and other ingredients added for various flavors. The [[Egyptians]] made honeycakes, and the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] had "plakous", which were made of [[honey]] and [[nuts]].
[[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>
[[Category:Food and drink]]
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.
Cake flour has a lower gluten content and makes a more delicate texture.
Popular cakes include:
*[[Carrot]] cake
*Black Forest cake
*[[Strawberry]] shortcake
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.
Cakes are also popular to celebrate birthdays.
[[File:Blueberries-cake.jpg|thumbnail|350px|center|Blueberries cake]]
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==References==
* http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#aboutcake
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[[Category:Baked Goods]]