A dump cake is an American dessert similar to a cobbler but with a cake-like topping. It is so named because it is prepared by "dumping" ingredients (typically canned fruit or pie filling, followed by a boxed cake mix) into a cake pan without mixing.

If you don't know, a dump cake is taking 2 16oz cans of fruit, putting them in a cake dish, then covering in box cake mix (just the powder, not the eggs and butter and milk), then adding pats of butter over the whole thing. And bake.

The term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", πλακόεις (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey.

Now I know that the point of dump cakes is easy - they actually also go by the name lazy cakes - and I understand that NOT STIRRING (!!!) makes them easier than easy. But giving the pan a little shake to cover the fruit with the dry ingredients and make sure everything is evenly baked, is pretty darn easy.

The carbon dioxide from the baking powder or baking soda will expand the cake. Gluten holds those bubbles in place (think of a balloon that contains air) while the fat from the oil or butter lubricates the process. “When it bakes, the whole protein network hardens and holds the bubbles in cakes,” Vodovotz said.

Scotland is known as the land of cakes and it is famous for its oatmeal cakes as in old times, oatmeal cakes were baked only in Scotland.

Cake in its often round-shaped pastry form and topped with goodies and sweets is of Western European origin. But all cultures celebrate and indulge at religious events and other occasions with sweet pastry.

There are two main types of cakes: butter cakes (also known as shortened cakes) and foam cakes. The distinction between these two broad categories of cake is in the fat content.

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Great cake bakers can build a great business just selling cakes. Your customers will flock to your home business for your signature cake, but they will also buy easy sweets to bake and sell as additions to their orders. Sell the cupcakes for the bridal shower as well as the wedding cake.

The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", πλακόεις (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. They also had a cake called "satura", which was a flat, heavy cake.

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