In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Cake”. Listen to them as they discuss their cake eating and baking preferences all while discussing “Let them eat cake!” and why baking shows became so popular. Would you call the sweet little baked goodness Jaffa cake or biscuits? Why does it matter? And of course, here is some poetry in there for you!
No one said “Let them eat cake”!
https://www.britannica.com/story/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake
Betty Crocker cake mix story
https://cantrell.medium.com/the-myth-of-the-instant-cake-mix-a45aaac8b302
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/something-eggstra/
Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
https://www.uv.mx/personal/jomartinez/files/2011/08/Chocolate-Cake.pdf
The most difficult cakes to make:
Simnel cake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simnel_cake
The Jaffa Cake Story
Cake idioms
https://www.ihpalermo.com/Cake-Biscuit-Idioms
Sister’s cake By Eugene Field
https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/sisters_cake_605
Cake by Roger Mcgough
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14373247-Cake-by-Roger-McGough
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