All this sounds like way too much of a preoccupation with dessert. If so, Scarlett O Hara was absent the day that lesson was taught. Cake has played a significant role in some of the major events in our lives. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, christenings, bat mitzvahs, anniversaries and so on, are usually celebrations which are accompanied by baked goods. The fact is, cakes have become symbolic of achievement in American culture.
Cakes rank right up there with blue ribbons, trophies, and other forms of recognition.
Perhaps, we reach a point in time when just the fact that we re alive and kicking is all the acknowledgment we need to realize our true worth. Oh sure, we can still have fruit cakes, angel food, devils food, or upside down cakes to commemorate an occasion. We don t, however, have to rely on the presence of a cake, with or without candles to pay tribute to ourselves. Neat Women Inc. Name, Graphics, content and conceptual idea all rights Reserved. To read our Legal statement or Advertise on our site.