The term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from theĀ Old Norseword "kaka".[2]
The ancient Greeks called cake ĻĪ»Ī±ĪŗĪæįæ¦Ļ (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", ĻλακĻĪµĪ¹Ļ (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts and honey. They also had a cake called āsaturaā, which was a flat heavy cake. During the Roman period, the name for cake became āplacentaā which was derived from the Greek term. Placenta were baked on a pastry base or inside a pastry case.[3]
The Greeks invented beer as aĀ leavener,Ā fryingfrittersĀ inĀ olive oil, andĀ cheesecakesĀ usingĀ goat's milk.[4]Ā InĀ ancient Rome, basic bread dough was sometimes enriched with butter, eggs, and honey, which produced a sweet and cake-like baked good.[5]Ā LatinĀ poetĀ OvidĀ refers his and his brother's birthday party and cake in his first book of exile,Ā Tristia.[6]
Early cakes in England were also essentially bread: the most obvious differences between a "cake" and "bread" were the round, flat shape of the cakes, and the cooking method, which turned cakes over once while cooking, while bread was left upright throughout the baking process.[5]
Sponge cakes, leavened with beaten eggs, originated during the Renaissance, possibly in Spain.
Cake (also known as gateau or gâteau, from French) is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In its oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such...
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