White, marble, chocolate, red velvet, devil’s food, ice cream and more—there are hundreds of types of birthday cake in the world, each beautiful in its own sugary way. Odds are, you have a slice (or ...

Introduction : What is a cake? -- 2000 BC (Before Cake) -- The secret meaning of fruit cake -- Butter, sugar, and slavery (or Queen Victoria's sandwich) -- Domestic goddesses -- The cardboard wedding ...