subject: Cakes For Different Occasions [print this page] Cakes are most popular desert for all occasions. They are made from refined flour, sugar, and eggs. With availability of simplified baking utensils the cake making has became a very simple process today. Cake making came into picture just after discovery of flour. In earlier times, the flour based sweet bread was referred to as cake. The bread was a flour based food without sweetener. Queen Victoria not only set the tradition of white dress for brides on the wedding day. She also initiated the trend of cake on weddings. In west, cakes are considered as a symbol of well being. Thus, even in small occasions we can see cake as a vital part.
Different flavours of cakes are adding joy to different occasions. The ingredients such as nuts, chocolate chips, and fruits are added to give different flavour to the cakes. Depending upon the occasion, cakes are made in different shapes, sizes and flavours. They are even decorated depending upon your reason to celebrations. For instance, the wedding cakes are made in three tiers and nowadays these cakes are customized by adding photos of bride and groom.
Cakes with photos inscribed on the top creamy layer are known as photo cakes. The photo cakes idea can be used in most of the occasions like as a birthday cakes. On your friends birthday you can inscribe a smiling or a funny photograph of your friend on cake. When you present this cake to your friend you can record the special expressions of your friend on seeing the cake. Thus, you see how a sweet cake made your friends birthday a memorable event for both of you. Cakes can be a source of saying apology or thanks in a sweet way. You can order a beautiful chocolate cake and you can tell cake maker to write sorry or thanks on the cake.
There would be no one who does not like cakes. There are so many varieties of cakes to suits everybodys taste. Cupcakes are also very popular these days. Kids love to have them. Cupcakes are small cakes made to serve a single person. They use the same ingredients as a layer cake. The cupcakes are baked in small cup shape moulds. You can decorate the cupcakes with frosting and other decorations just as you can do with the larger cakes. The cupcakes take very less time to bake as compared to larger cakes. They can be an option to be served at birthdays and parties. There are various forms of cupcakes such as fairy cake, cup in a mug, cake bell, and gourmet cupcake. The most popular of these is the cake in a mug. Its ingredients are same as normal cake only difference being it is baked in mug shaped vessel.
Cakes have also become an important part of desert. Apple cakes, fruit cakes, white cream cakes are generally served as desert. So, next time any guest comes for dinner at your place, you got an option of cake as a desert in your menu.
