The first actual birthday cake was for children’s birthdays in Germany in the Middle Ages. This was called Kinderfeste. Each year, the child would receive a cake and one candle for every year of their life, and one extra to symbolize the upcoming year. But there weren’t any gifts – just good wishes.

Birthday cakes haven’t always been as delicious as they are now. Sugar was very expensive and difficult to come by so sweet cakes were only for the very wealthy. To our relief, the Industrial Revolution brought easily-accessible sugar and other ingredients. Today, we can bake cakes from scratch or even buy them pre-made.

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