Birthday cakes

Want something spectacular for a special occasion? Look no further.

All our standard novelty and birthday designs are available as either a vanilla Madeira cake or a rich chocolate fudge cake

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A brief history of Birthdays:

The German people are credited with beginning the tradition of party's for children.   The celebration was called Kinderfeste.  Kinderfeste is derived from two words.  Kinder meaning children and feste meaning festival or party.

History of the Birthday Cake
Some say the Greeks use to take cakes to the temple of the Goddess of the moon, Artemis.  They took round cakes to represent the full moon.  Another view is that the tradition of the birthday cake started in Germany.  A bread was made in the shape of baby Jesus' swaddling clothes.  Geburtstagorten is another type of German cake that has been used for birthday.  Hundreds of years ago it was customary to add small surprises to birthday cakes. 

History of the Birthday Candle
Another symbol of birthday celebrations is the birthday candles.  The Greek people who took their cakes to Artemis placed candles on the cakes because it made the cakes look as if it was glowing like the full moon.   The Germans known as excellent candle makers began making small candles for their cakes.   Today many people make silent wishes as they blow out their candles.  They believe that blowing out all the candles in one breath will bring good luck.