Modern cakes were first baked in Europe around the mid-17th century. They were not frosted. Why did they start frosting cakes?
As a status symbol - because sugar was very expensive only the rich could afford a frosted cake To add flavor since the cakes were more like breads or biscuits To impress the King since one needed the Kings permission to open a bakery To better preserve the cake since there was no modern refrigeration available
To better preserve the cake since there was no modern refrigeration available