Cake = Celebration

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Originally uploaded by Daisymel79

Birthday Cakes... Christening Cakes... Engagement Cakes... Wedding Cakes... I love to make them.

I've also made cakes for album launches, for project completions and now for baby showers (congratulations Ellen and Doug!).

Cake is such a simple and lovely way to mark the little moments of life. I think that's why I like to make them. We have so few traditions left, I hope this one always remains.

In support of this thought, I was reading about the history of cake in western traditions of celebrations, hoping to discover a little gem of wisdom to write about. Not sure if I found it, but after recent discussions with mates about what our back up skills are (should current careers paths be unavailable) I am now unclear whether my back up skill to make cakes equips me to be a baker.... or a housewife?! (http://www.foodmuseum.com/excake2.html)

"In most of NW Europe and North America a well-developed tradition of home baking survives, with a huge repertoire of cake recipes developed from the basic methods. The abililty to bake a good cake was a prized skill among housewives in the early to mid-20th century, when many households could produce a simple robust, filling 'cut and come again' cake, implying abundance and hospitality.

Although the popularity of home baking and the role of cakes in the diet have both changed during the 20th century, cakes remain almost ubiquitous in the western world. They have kept their image as 'treats' and maintain their ceremonial importance at weddings and birthdays."

Either way, photos are now a wonderful way to eat your cake and keep it to.