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nPosted on July 20, 2018
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nToday’s food holiday is a good one.
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nA yummy one, if you will.
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nA rich and varied one!
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nIt’s International Cake Day!
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nWhat is cake? Well, it’s a dessert that is baked, and in it’s oldest forms it’s a variation of bread.
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But I eat a lot of sweet breads – like banana bread, cinnamon swirl raisin bread, lemon pecan loaf (yum!) – that I never think of calling “cake.” I think it may be a semantics thing. If I think about lemon pecan loaf, it IS sort of like fruitcake (but a delicious and soft fruitcake, not the disgusting and hard kind!). And if banana bread or cinnamon raisin bread were cooked in a circular form instead of in a loaf pan, it would probably seem just like a kind of cake – right?
But I eat a lot of sweet breads – like banana bread, cinnamon swirl raisin bread, lemon pecan loaf (yum!) – that I never think of calling “cake.” I think it may be a semantics thing. If I think about lemon pecan loaf, it IS sort of like fruitcake (but a delicious and soft fruitcake, not the disgusting and hard kind!). And if banana bread or cinnamon raisin bread were cooked in a circular form instead of in a loaf pan, it would probably seem just like a kind of cake – right?n
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nThe truth is, the word “cake” can be used for very simple desserts as well as elaborate, super sophisticated, or highly decorated desserts.
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nGenerally, cake has flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil, and baking powder or baking soda.
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nIt usually has flavorings such as lemon extract, vanilla, or cocoa powder.
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nIt sometimes has additions of fruit or nuts in the batter.
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nIt sometimes is covered with a glaze or frosting. Often it is stacked up in layers, sometimes with yummy fillings between the layers.
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And sometimes it is decorated – with anything from a birthday girl’s name and candles to gorgeous sugar flowers, from amazing candy explosions to complex pictures reflecting a party theme.
And sometimes it is decorated – with anything from a birthday girl’s name and candles to gorgeous sugar flowers, from amazing candy explosions to complex pictures reflecting a party theme. n
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nTake a gander at some beautiful and amazing cakes:
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nAlso on this date:
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nIndependence Day in Columbia
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nWriter Petrarch’s birthday
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nMoon Day (here and here)
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n“Peace and Freedom” Day in North Cyprus
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nA Name Day in Bulgaria
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nRobin Hood Festival
(Third weekend in July)
(Third weekend in July)
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nWorld Jump Day Anniversary
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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nJuly holidays
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nJuly birthdays
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nHistorical anniversaries in July
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nAugust holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in August
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