Birthday Cake

The birthday cake has been an integral part of the birthday tradition in Western cultures since the middle of the 19th century. Birthday cake File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Birthday cake File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A childs first birthday party. ... Leonardo da Vincis Vitruvian Man, for many a symbol of the changes of the Western culture during the Renaissance Western culture or Western civilization is a term used to generally refer to most of the cultures of European origin and most of their descendants. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The cake, or sometimes a pastry or dessert, is served to a person on his or her birthday, and is often decorated with small novelty candles, with the person's name and/or a message of congratulations inscribed with icing. The phrase "Happy Birthday" did not appear on birthday cakes until the song Happy Birthday to You was popularized in the early 1900s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Basket of western-style pastries, for breakfast Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pastries For the Pastry Distributed Hash Table, see Pastry (DHT). ... A selection of desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Cake decorating is one of the sugar arts that uses icing and other edible decorative elements to transform otherwise plain cakes into colorful and festive works of art. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Happy Birthday to You is often sung when a birthday cake is brought to a party table before the birthday boy or girl blows the candles out on the cake. ...

Novelty candles are often used.

Tradition holds that the person with the birthday may make a wish, which will come true if all the candles can be blown out in one breath. As with Christmas puddings there are various traditions of coins or Touch Pieces being added for good luck. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1691x625, 271 KB) Summary Date: 13th February 2005 22:44 Camera: Panasonic DMC-FX7 Exposure: 1/8 sec. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1691x625, 271 KB) Summary Date: 13th February 2005 22:44 Camera: Panasonic DMC-FX7 Exposure: 1/8 sec. ... For the opening number of Fiddler on the Roof, see Tradition (song). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ... Touch Pieces are coins and medalets that have attracted superstitious beliefs, such as those with holes in them or those with particular designs. ...

References

• Smith, Andrew Fuglsbee. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. I

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