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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 Greeks]] had "plakous", which were made of [[honey]] and [[nut]]s. | '''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 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. 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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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#aboutcake | ||
| + | * http://www.recipes4cakes.com/cakehistory/ | ||
[[Category:Baked Goods ]] | [[Category:Baked Goods ]] | ||
Revision as of 20:23, December 5, 2008
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 Greeks had "plakous", which were made of honey and nuts.
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. 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.
Cake flour has a lower gluten content and makes a more delicate texture.