Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Cakes: Delicious and Elegant

Beautiful and delicious bouquets and arrangements make wonderful center pieces at receptions, showers or parties. These arrangements include bouquets, baskets, party arrangements and most especially the cakes. Cake is a kind of food that is sweet and baked. Cakes are made with flour, sugar, egg, gluten or starch, butter, shortening, or margarine, a fruit purée such as applesauce for taste, a liquid like milk, water or fruit juice, flavors and some form of leavening agent like yeast or baking powder.

Cake is a member of dessert family, and is mostly used at ceremonial occasions, like weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. There are countless cake styles, recipes and innovations. Bread-like cakes are mostly used with daily evening tea, or in breakfasts. Rich cakes are mostly used in celebrations and parties. Cake making was a complex procedure, but now it has been made the easiest and favorite by anyone, even a kid can make a wonderful cake with a little guidance.

Cakes are divided into several categories, with variations in ingredients and cooking techniques. For example cakes for occasions, are different from content and Passover cakes. Some are made elegant with the use of fruits and other items. Some are made just with cream and cheese, chocolate or coffee.

A wedding cake is the most important cake as everyone’s attention is at the wedding cake made especially for the day, chosen by the couple, showing their taste, and reflecting the personalities of the newly married couple. Traditional fruit wedding cake represents fertility and the cuts and curves symbolize the first act of the couples working together in a caring, sharing way.

Birthday cakes are mostly colorful and match the birthday celebrations and themes. They are the treats for the kids and their friends. They're called art piece or master piece of a designer because they are made by designing a beautiful picture, a cartoon or even a special logo. Now a day’s cakes resembling spider man, superman, Mickey mouse and many other characters are equally likeable by kids at their birthday parties. They make your child's celebrations look too good to eat.


Almost everyone gets excited at the sight of a beautiful cake. Decorating these tasty and grand cakes is another art and is well appreciated by every eye. Every time that you walk into a bakery or any occasion you get amazed by the sight of some amazing cake designs. People adopt it as a hobby and fun. You can decorate these incredible cakes with the fresh fruits and dry fruits. Decorate them with cream and other decoration items. If you don't have a traditional cake topper, you can decorate the top tier with sugared fruit, flowers, or intricate piping. You can pipe a shell border or round pearls. For an extra-special touch, you can use a parchment cone for fine detail work. Make your parties wonderful with the fusion of light and sweet cakes and desserts.

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