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BIRTHDAY CAKES
What makes a
Birthday Cake so delightful ? Is it the shine of the candles in a darkened
room ? The complementary theme song ? The Birthday wish ? Yes, all that
together makes the Birthday cake so special. But along with all these,
what makes a perfect Birthday is the flavor and emergence of
 the Birthday
cake.
Birthday cakes usually depend on the theme of the Birthday party . A
Birthday cake in Western countries is usually a pastry or a dessert or
anything sweet which is decked with lighted candles and the person’s name
followed by a little wish is served to the honored person.
Cutting of the Birthday cake is a custom followed by people all over the
world. It is traditionally performed at the beginning of the party and
adds a glee to the entire ceremony as well as makes the honored person
happy. A belief is there in the cutting of the cake rite. The birthday boy
or the Birthday girl makes a silent wish and then blows out the candles
decorated on the cake. If all the candles can be blown out with one breath
then it is believed that the desired wish will come true but in some cases
when the honored person fails to perform the act, he never quits expecting
that his wish will be fulfilled.
Sponge cakes are one of the most favored food on Birthdays and Chocolate
is the popular flavor. Sponge cake is basically a soft cake made of wheat
flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs. It is made by beating the egg yolk
with castor sugar until they are light and creamy, then carefully
separating and folding the flour and raising agent into the mix. Finally
the egg whites are whipped in a separate bowl until firm and then
carefully folded into the yolk mixture. Alternatively, the whole eggs are
whisked together with the sugar either in an electric mixture or over a
pan of simmering water. When the mixture has thickened sufficiently the
flour is folded in. The combined mixture then poured into the chosen cake
tin and baked.
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