History of Cakes

Over the past centuries, techniques and ways of baking have changed and also the eating patterns of people. The word cake dates back to the Viking origin, from the Old Norse word kaka.  Cake can be seen as an evolved form of bread. This is because in Ancient Rome they would enrich basic bread dough with eggs, honey and butter to make the bread more sweet and in the process it made the bread into a cake-like consistency.

Ancient Egypt was the first culture to show evidence of skill in baking where they have made many kinds of bread like using honey to make sweet bread. The Greeks made cheesecake using goat's milk and the Romans developed fruitcakes by including nuts, raisins and other fruits. Eventually these methods of cake making made an appearance in 14th Century Britain.

I will include more information in my future posts about the history of cake in certain regions and countries.
If you would like more information on the evolution of cake, go to http://www.foodmuseum.com/excake2.html