History of Cake

Cake into History

In ancient Egypt, cakes-like pastries are deposited in the graves of the deceased. The Greeks make cheesecakes made from goat's milk while the Romans sometimes enrich their pasta bread made from barley flour with butter, eggs, grapes or honey, pastry resembling cake and found on birthday tables or in the canteen of legionaries.

The modern cake is probably inspired by pastries brought by the Crusaders of the Holy Land. The English make it a specialty of Easter and Christmas and serve it for weddings.