Cake : a slice of history

Levene, Alysa 1976- (author.).

Summary: Alysa Levene looks at cakes both ancient and modern, from the Fruit Cake, to the Pound Cake, from the ubiquitous birthday cake to the Angel Food Cake, all the way up to competitive baking shows on television and our modern obsession with macaroons and cup cakes. Along the way, she shows how cakes are so much more than just a delicious sugar hit, and reflects on how and why cakes became the food to eat in times of celebration. Cake reflects cultural differences, whether it is the changing role of women in the home, the expansion of global trade, and even advances in technology--

Item details

ISBN: 9781605989273
ISBN: 1605989274
Physical Description: print
303 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-291) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 cake -- The cake that travelled the world -- A cake just for you -- The original showstoppers -- The feminist cupcake -- Epilogue : A slice of history.