Name That Cake
Everything’s better when there’s cake. What would birthdays, weddings and holidays be without the toothsome sweetness of a fine piece of pastry? Or, as Julia Child put it: A party without cake is really just a meeting. There are countless variants of these baked dainties – how many do you know? Can you tell a sponge cake with custard from a Black Forest gâteau? Put your knowledge to the test with the next ten palatable questions. It should be a piece of cake. Bake a leg!
While the first “modern” cakes appeared in the 17th century when ovens became more reliable and sugar more available, it was 200 years later that cake baking was truly revolutionised with the invention of baking soda and baking powder which proved to be better raising agents than yeast.