Cake is an ancient western pastry, usually made in an oven. Cake is made of eggs, sugar and wheat flour as the main raw materials. Milk, fruit juice, milk powder, fragrant powder, salad oil, water, shortening and baking powder are auxiliary materials. After stirring, concocting and baking, sponge-like snacks are made.

Cake is a kind of pasta, usually sweet. A typical cake is baked. Cake materials mainly include flour, sweeteners (usually sucrose) and binders (usually eggs, but vegetarians can use gluten and starch instead).

Shorten oil (usually butter or margarine, cakes with low fat content will be replaced by concentrated juice), liquid (milk, water or juice), essence and starter (such as yeast or baking powder).

These cakes are symbols of ancient religious myths and magical superstitions. The early economic and trade routes imported exotic spices from the Far East to the north, nuts, toilet water, citrus fruits, dates and figs from the Middle East, and sugar cane from eastern and southern countries.

In the dark ages of Europe, these rare raw materials were only available to monks and nobles. Their pastry creations were honey gingerbread and flat hard biscuits. Slowly, with the frequent trade, the eating habits of western countries have completely changed.