1. Definition

Cake is a dessert, usually consisting of cake body and cream or icing decoration.

Cake is an ancient western pastry, usually made in an oven. Cake is made of eggs, sugar and wheat flour as the main raw materials. Milk, fruit juice, milk powder, fragrant powder, salad oil, water, shortening and baking powder are auxiliary materials. After stirring, concocting and baking, sponge-like snacks are made.

Cake is a kind of pasta, usually sweet. A typical cake is baked. Cake materials mainly include flour, sweetener (usually sucrose), binder (usually eggs, which vegetarians can replace with gluten and starch), shortening (usually butter or margarine, and cakes with low fat content will be replaced with concentrated juice), liquid (milk, water or juice), essence and starter (such as yeast or baking powder).

2. Derivative words

Besides cake, there are many words related to cake in English. Such as cupcakes, sponge cakes, cheesecakes and so on.

3.3. The application of cake in daily life

As a dessert, cake is widely used in parties, birthday celebrations, weddings and other occasions. Moreover, cakes with different tastes, such as chocolate cake and mousse cake, are easy to find in supermarkets and pastry shops.

4. Origin and history

The origin of cake can be traced back to ancient Rome. At that time, people who baked bread, cakes and pizza were called "Pisto", while people who made cakes and biscuits were called "Pastilla Rime". In today's society, cake has become a global delicacy. Different countries and regions bake different cake delicacies due to their own flavors and tastes, such as Victoria Sponge Cake in Britain, Babka in Poland and Pantone in Italy.

Generally speaking, as a dessert food, cake is called "cake" in English. In addition to this word, there are various derivatives and ritual foods that are indispensable in daily life, which are popular all over the world.