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Buttercream swirls are piped onto the sides of a cake with a pastry bag. Cake decorating is the art of decorating a cake for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, baby showers, national or religious holidays, or as a promotional item. It is a form of sugar art that uses materials such as icing, fondant, and other edible decorations. An ...
Simnel cake - symbolically associated with Lent and Easter and particularly Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent). [34] Soul cake, soulmass-cake, or somas loaf - small bread-like cakes distributed on or around All Souls Day, sometimes known historically as soulmass or, by contraction, somas. The cakes commemorate the souls of the ...
Slice of cake showing cherries between the layers Individual cupcakes based on Black Forest cake. The origin of the cake's name is unclear. The confectioner Josef Keller [] (1887–1981) claimed to have invented Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte in its present form in 1915 at the prominent Café Agner in Bad Godesberg, now a suburb of Bonn and actually some 300 km (190 mi) north of the Black Forest.
In Mexico and Venezuela, a widespread custom is to attempt the pushing of the person's face into the birthday cake when they blow out the candles. This frequently destroys the cake. Birthday punches are administered throughout the day, but if the "birthday boy" hides from the punches, one final punch is allowed to be given.
A king cake, also known as a three kings cake or a baby cake, is a cake associated in many countries with Epiphany, the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas. [1] Its form and ingredients are variable, but in most cases a fève (lit. ' fava bean ') such as a figurine representing the Christ Child, is hidden inside. [2]
Birthday cake with 18 candles for the celebrant's 18th birthday. A birthday cake is a cake eaten as part of a birthday celebration. While there is no standard for birthday cakes, they are typically highly decorated layer cakes covered in frosting, often featuring birthday wishes ("Happy birthdays") and the celebrant's name. In many cultures, it ...
A cake box from bakery Paris Baguette has a warning not to smash your face into it to avoid "severe injury." Heres why you should be careful with cake-smashing.
When it is used between layers of cake it is known as a filling. Icing can be formed into shapes such as flowers and leaves using a pastry bag. Such decorations are commonplace on birthday and wedding cakes. Edible dyes can be added to icing mixtures to achieve a desired hue. Sprinkles, edible inks or other decorations are often used on top of ...