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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.
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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 ingrediant 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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| − | Cake flour has a lower [[gluten]] content and makes a more delicate texture.
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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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| − | Cakes are also popular to celebrate [[birthday]]s.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#aboutcake
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| − | * http://www.recipes4cakes.com/cakehistory/
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| − | [[Category:Baked Goods ]]
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