In the US, it isn’t very uncommon for one to celebrate the anniversary of birth with a delicious and beautiful cake. Keep in mind, it was the Greeks that were the first to make a cake for celebration. It was commonly used in the celebrations of the birthdays for gods and goddesses.

If you are thinking about who actually developed the idea of putting candles on the cake, the answer is the Greeks. The tradition of candles on top of a cake dates back to the Greek god Artemis.

Mid-age England saw the practice of hiding curios within the cakes Each item was a prediction for the finder’s future.

You will see that items such as coins, jewelry, and thimbles are included as part of and actually baked into the cake.
And has been an important part of birthday celebrations since and the  birthday cake made its way to Western culture in the mid 19th century.

There are certain superstitions that are believed to be relating to the way the cake is cut. If the knife scratches the bottom, or when just taking the knife away from the cake by itself there are bits of cake clinging to the knife, and the birthday person has to give a kiss to the closest person of the opposite gender.

While making a wish, many of us will pucker our lips and blow the flames atop the \candles on our cakes.  However, what we want to do is blow out every single candle. When someone blows out the candles on a birthday cake, it is believed that if they make a wish, keep it a secret, and all the candles go out in one blow, the wish will come true.

Using different kinds of colored flowers and balloons usually a birthday cake is arranged. A popular kid’s cake topper is their favorite cartoon character.

Because some birthday cakes can cost up to a couple hundred dollars, people will often make their own, or bake one from a package instead. 

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