Fun Facts & Trivia About Cakes

Did you know that cakes have a day dedicated to them? It is on the 26th of November. National Cake Day is all about celebrated to honour cakes. And why not? They are delicious, and part of all your celebrations. They definitely deserve to be celebrated. Did you know that the first cakes were made in Ancient Greece and Egypt? It was most likely just bread sweetened with honey and topped with nuts.

Here are more such facts about your favourite dessert:

Flavourful Cake Days

It is not only cake day, but each cake flavour has a day dedicated to it. They are as follows:
  • January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day
  • February 3rd National Carrot Cake Day
  • March 29th is National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
  • 28th March is National Black Forest Cake Day
  • April 7th is National Coffee Cake Day
  • April 20th National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
  • May 19th is National Devil’s Food Cake Day
  • June 11th is National German Chocolate Cake Day
  • July 31st National Raspberry Cake Day
  • September 18th National Red Velvet Day

Red Velvet Cake Reveal

Red velvet cake was not very popular, in fact, the recipe was secret. It was made public as an act of revenge. A woman had a red velvet cake in a restaurant, impressed by its taste, she asked for the recipe. The restaurant charged $100 for the same. She got angry and made the recipe public.

Tallest, Heaviest, & The Most Expensive Cake

Heaviest- World’s largest wedding cake was made by chefs at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino, Uncasville, in February 2004. It weighed 15,032 lb. Tallest- World’s tallest cake was made by Students and staff members at the Hakasima-Nilasari Culinary School in Jakarta, Indonesia. This cake was baked for their annual Christmas celebration and stood 108 feet, 3 inches tall. Most Expensive- The world’s most expensive cost $75 million. It was a birthday cake loaded with diamonds and hand-sculpted fondant. Also Read: Know The Easy Recipe of Blueberry Cheesecake

Cake Royalty

Pure white cakes sure seem royal, well it is. Queen Victoria was the first one to have a pure white icing cake made for her wedding, which is why it is known as the royal icing.

Old Cake, Fruit Cake

Did you know that the older the fruit cake gets, the better it becomes? They were eaten by crusaders of Roman origin as it kept their tummy full for a longer period of time. Then Britishers experimented with the Mediterranean supplied dried fruits. The trick was to soak dry fruits in brandy, rum, or whiskey and then wrap them in foil. These fruits ripen in time. Aren’t these facts interesting? This delicious dessert deserves a celebration, as it is itself a symbol of celebration. All you have to do is eat cake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other ways to celebrate cake day would be, share a cake with your friends and family. And do not forget that you celebrate it with a pastry or a mono cake as well.

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